The Eleusinian Mysteries were initiation rites for the cult of the goddesses Demeter and Persephone, which were celebrated annually in the city of Eleusis, in ancient Greece.

And they remember Demeter’s search for her daughter Persephone, when she had been kidnapped by Hades and taken to the underworld…

This sacred road included shrines, temples and holy places, as well as many tombs and monuments…

In this video we explore how much remains of the sacred road of antiquity…

Parts:
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Map
01:13 Keramikos
02:00 Church of Agios Sabbas and Well of Prophet Daniel
02:20 Metro Eleonas and Bridge over the Cephisus River
02:52 Church of Saint George and myth of the hero Kyamitis
03:04 Aigaleo Station – Road + Museum
03:51 Agia Marina Station
04:00 Tombs and Buildings, named by Pausanias
04:39 Daphni Monastery
05:02 Sanctuary of Aphrodite
05:28 Copacopana Waterpark
05:58 Skaramanga Tunnels
06:06 Lake Koumoundourou
06:25 White Tower of Aspropyrgos
06:51 Roman Bridge of Eleusis
07:19 Sacred Way in Eleusis
07:32 New findings in the Sacred Way
07:41 4th Century CE Church
07:53 Eleusis
08:02 Afterthoughts
08:10 Additional Information

Locations:
Keramikos:https://www.google.com/maps/place/Arc…
Eleonas: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Anc…
Aigalio: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Anc…
Agia Marina: https://www.google.com/maps/place/…
Tombs: https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%…
The monastery of Daphni: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hol…
Sanctuary of Aphrodite: https://www.google.com/maps/place/San…
Waterpark: https://www.google.com/maps/place/…