Proper noun
Thesmophoria
An Ancient Greek festival in honour of Demeter and Persephone, and involving the sacrifice of pigs.
According to Hesychius, the feast lasted three days (Thesmophoria). Source: Internet
Jane Harrison (Prolegomena) finds this to be a simple cautionary tale directed at young girls carrying the cista in the Thesmophoria rituals, to discourage them from opening it outside the proper context. Source: Internet
The cults of Persephone and Demeter in the Eleusinian mysteries and in the Thesmophoria were based on very old agrarian cults. Source: Internet
Agrarian magic similar to the one used in Thesmophoria and in the cult of the potniai ( Cabeirian ). Source: Internet
Thesmophoria main Kore, daughter of Demeter, celebrated with her mother by the Thesmophoriazusae (women of the festival). Source: Internet