The Eleusinian Mysteries, initiations for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis, Greece. The goddess Ceres sits on the Puteal on the Callirhoe well surrounded by dancing virgins. From a vase in the collection of Sir William Hamilton. Ceremonie Eleusine. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Fumagalli from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1826.

The Eleusinian Mysteries, initiations for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis, Greece. The goddess Ceres sits on the Puteal on the Callirhoe well surrounded by dancing virgins. From a vase in the collection of Sir William Hamilton. Ceremonie Eleusine. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Fumagalli from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1826. Stock Photo
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