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The sanctuary at Eleusis was one of the most important cult centres in the ancient world. Here, from the Mycenaean period (1350 BC) down to the end of the 4th c. AD, was worshipped Demeter, goddess of the renewal of nature and the germination of crops, who taught the people of Eleusis how to cultivate the earth and conduct the sacred rituals, the revered mysteries, for which complete secrecy was required.
