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telesterion

Noun

Meaning

telesterion

A building used to celebrate sacred rites in Ancient Greece.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Before mystai could enter the Telesterion, they would recite, "I have fasted, I have drunk the kykeon, I have taken from the kiste ("box") and after working it have put it back in the kalathos ("open basket"). Source: Internet

Then on 20th and 21st Boedromion, the initiates entered a great hall called Telesterion ; in the center stood the Anaktoron ("palace"), which only the hierophants could enter, where sacred objects were stored. Source: Internet

Then, Demeter is sitting on the kiste inside the Telesterion, with Persephone holding a torch and introducing the initiates. Source: Internet

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