Weir, Irene, 1863-1944 · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company · leaf 123
Pre-cisely what these mysteries were we do not know,for none but the initiated were allowed to takepart in them, and none of the initiated wereallowed to reveal them upon penalty of death.The most conspicuous feature was the solemn IOO THE GREEK PAINTERS ART torchlight procession that left Athens… … Eleusis : Lesser Propylaia Temple of the Mysteries built upon the founda-tions of an older temple destroyed at the time ofthe Persian Wars. This great temple was begunby Iktinos — the architect of the Parthenon — andcompleted one hundred years later. It was used INTRODUCTION IOI for the continued…
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