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What is the role of the Hierophant in the Eleusinian Mysteries?
What is the role of the Hierophant in the Eleusinian Mysteries?
- An oracle who predicts the future
- The leading priest responsible for the initiation rituals (correct)
- A seeker of knowledge about the gods
- A person who offers sacrifices to the gods
Which of the following best describes the term 'Kykeon'?
Which of the following best describes the term 'Kykeon'?
- A prophecy about the future uttered by an oracle
- A brew containing barley and pennyroyal for psychotropic effects (correct)
- A type of votive offering to the gods
- A sacred space used for incubation
What does the process of 'Initiation' involve?
What does the process of 'Initiation' involve?
- Admission into a cult governed by specific rules (correct)
- Revelation of secrets to outsiders
- Making votive offerings to deities
- Sleeping in shrines for healing
Who is referred to as a 'Mytagogue'?
Who is referred to as a 'Mytagogue'?
Which statement accurately characterizes an 'Oracle'?
Which statement accurately characterizes an 'Oracle'?
Flashcards
Epopteia
Epopteia
The unveiling of a hidden truth or secret knowledge at the end of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
Hierophant
Hierophant
The leading priest responsible for conducting the Eleusinian Mysteries, a member of the Eumolpidae family.
Incubation
Incubation
Sleeping in the shrines of Asclepius in the hope of receiving divine healing from illness.
Myst
Myst
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Mytagogue
Mytagogue
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Study Notes
Key Term
Definition
Epopteia
Revelation of the secret at the end of the Eleusinian
Mysteries
Hierophant
The leading priest at the Eleusinian Mysteries, drawn from
the Eumolpidae family
Incubation
Sleeping in the shrines of Asclepius in the hope of receiving
cure from illness
Initiation
Admission into a cult that is bound by specific rules
Kykeon
A brew that was made from barely and pennyroyal, said to
have psychotropic effects, and used to heighten one’s
senses to make them more susceptible to a revelatory
experience
Myst
A person wishing to be initiated into a cult or a person who
was currently in the process of being initiated
Mytagogue
A person who was already initiated into the cult and was
thus able to initiate others
Oracle
A person that provides advice or guidance about the future
through prophetic power believed to derive from the gods.
The oracle itself was an utterance, often said to be
ambiguous, believed to be the words of a god
Votive Offering
A dedication made to a god by an individual as part of a
contract or vow made between mortal and deity
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