Eleusinion

Eleusinion, also called the City Eleusinion was a sanctuary on the lower part of the north slope of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, dedicated to Demeter and Kore.
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  • Ruins
  • Description: ancient sanctuary of Eleusinian Demeter in Athens near the Ancient Agora
  • Also known as
    “City Eleusinion”
    “City Eleusinion at Athens”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Areopagus.
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The is a former temple on the… is situated 250 metres southeast of Eleusinion.
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The was a principal council of ancient…
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The or Temple of Athena Polias… is situated 190 metres southeast of Eleusinion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anafiotika and Monastiraki.
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Neighborhood
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Neighborhood
is a flea market neighborhood in the old…
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Neighborhood
, meaning 'observatory', is a neighborhood of the center of , .

Eleusinion

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Latitude
37.97331° or 37° 58′ 24″ north
Longitude
23.72491° or 23° 43′ 30″ east
Open location code
8G95XPFF+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 145662934
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q1349784

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Tatar—“Eleusinion” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Eleusínion”
  • Chinese: “厄琉希尼翁神庙”
  • Chinese: “厄琉希尼翁神廟”
  • Dutch: “Eleusinion”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد اليوسينيون”
  • Finnish: “Eleusinion”
  • French: “Éleusinion”
  • French: “temple d’Éleusis à Athènes”
  • French: “Temple d’Eleusis”
  • Galician: “Eleusinion”
  • German: “Eleusinion”
  • Greek: “Ελευσίνιο”
  • Greek: “Ἐλευσίνιον”
  • Hebrew: “אלאוסיניון”
  • Icelandic: “Elevsinion”
  • Italian: “Eleusinion”
  • Korean: “엘레우시니온”
  • Latin: “Eleusinium”
  • Portuguese: “Eleusínio”
  • Russian: “Элевсинион”
  • Spanish: “Eleusinión”
  • Swedish: “Eleusinion”
  • Tatar: “Элевсинион борынгы гыйбадәтханәсе”

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