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title: The Telesterion, Eleusis
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3502/the-telesterion-eleusis/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Telesterion, Eleusis

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![The Telesterion, Eleusis](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3502.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3502.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Telesterion was a large rectangular hall, probably columned, in the Sanctuary of [Demeter](https://www.worldhistory.org/demeter/) and Kore at [Eleusis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Eleusis/) ([Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/)). It served as the initiation Hall and [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) for the Eleusinian Mysteries. Date of construction: c. 435 BCE - 421 BCE

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Raddato, C. (2015, January 03). The Telesterion, Eleusis. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3502/the-telesterion-eleusis/>
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Raddato, Carole. "The Telesterion, Eleusis." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 03, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3502/the-telesterion-eleusis/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "The Telesterion, Eleusis." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Jan 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3502/the-telesterion-eleusis/>.

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