A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

(Ἐλευσινία), or ELEUSINIA, a surname of Demeter and Persephone, derived from Eleusis in Attica, the principal seat of their worship. (Virg. Georg. 1.163; Phornut N. D. 27; Steph. Byz s. v. Ἐλευσίς.)

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