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WEEK XI: DEMETER AND ELEUSIS

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PURPOSES:

1. To acquire an understanding about the holy site at the Greek town of Eleusis
2. To acquire an understanding of the activities conducted at Eleusis by the members of the ex-royal family (Eumolpidai)
3. Using information which you collect about Demeter, to share and discuss information about Demeter, Persephone and the cult activities that took place at Eleusis:

1. Why is Demeter doing what she is doing?
2. What exactly is Demeter doing?
3. What is the intended result of being initiated in the Mysteries of Eleusis?

A grade willl be based on (a) participation; (b) new thoughts you add; (c) quality of analysis and criticism you bring to the discussion. You can start posting immediately, and go on until I tell you to stop--or until you run out of things to say.

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Archaeology:

1. Eleusis (Encyclopedia Mythica)
2. Pathways to Greek Myth: Eleusis
3. Classical Backpacking in Greece: Eleusis
4. Ancient Worlds (The Hellenic World)

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Art

1. Eleusis in Art (Susan Burke, Yale University: Tufts Perseus Project)
2. Pictures of Demeter (Laurel Bowman, University of Victoria)

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Literature

1. Demeter: "Women in Greek Myth"
2. Ecole Initiative: Eleusis
3. Eleusis: Fant and Lefkowitz
4. An Initiate: Vettius Agorius Praetextatus and Vettia (Fant and Lefkowitz)

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Study Notes

1. Homeric Hymn: to Demeter (M. Katz)
2. Eleusis and Art

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