Eleusinian

English Etymology From en la eleusīnius en an. Adjective en historical Pertaining to ancient Eleusis, in Attica, or the Eleusinian Mysteries of Demeter celebrated there. en 1791 w:Erasmus Darwin The Economy of Vegetation J. Johnson 89 Drives the profane from Mystery's bolted door, / And Suilence guards the Eleusinian lore. en 1961 George Emmanuel Mylonas Eleusis and the Eleusinian Mysteries Princeton University Press 9781400877294 288 https://books.google.com/books?id=syzWCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA288&dq=%22Eleusinian%22&hl=&cd=6&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Eleusinian%22&f=false We must remember that a number of mystery cults besides the Eleusinian were current in the early centuries of Christianity and that there was abundant literature on the telete of the Orphic mysteries and doctrines. Pertaining to modern Eleusina.