Eleusis Telesterion

The Eleusis Telesterion was the temple of Demeter within the Sanctuary of Eleusis in the Sacred Plains of Demeter in Attika, Greece.
==Structure==
The Telesterion was a large building about 50 meters across, with eight rows of seats, and 40 columns which supported the upper floor and roof. In the middle of the ceiling was a opening for light. Beneath this opening was a room called the anaktoron (English, 'palace'), the innermost sanctum wherein the sacred objects of the Eleusinian Mysteries were held.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Discovery Tour / Discovery Sites: The Telesterion
==Use==
Within the Telesterion people participated in the Eleusinian Mysteries, initiating them into the cult dedicated to the Greek goddesses Demeter and Persephone.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations / Attika: Eleusis Telesterion
==History==
According to the myth, the sanctuary was built for Demeter in return for her teaching the art of agriculture.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Discovery Tour / Discovery Sites: Mysteries of Eleusis
During the Peloponnesian War, the Telesterion was heavily guarded, though this didn't deter the Spartan misthios Kassandra in her attempts to enter the place.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
==Gallery==
Attika-SoE-EleusisTelesterionint.jpg|The interior of the temple
Attika-SoE-EleusisTelesterionanaktoron.jpg|The anaktoron within the temple
Attika-SoE-EleusisTelesterionDionysosaltar.jpg|An altar for Dionysos within the temple
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
==References==
Category:Temples
Category:Shrines
Category:Locations in Sacred Plains of Demeter
Category:Locations in Attika
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