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ELEFSINA
At a distance of 20 klm from the center of Athens
lies the ancient town of Elefsina. It once was
the sacred ground of the elefsinian rituals,
connected with the life after death. Today it
lies in an industrial area of 20 klm2 and is
inhabited by 30.000 people. It has a military
airport, a busy port and can be visited by all
means of transport. Ancient ruins neighbor with
colossal industries in the low (due to the
airport) town while its people who are very fond
of the towns history, are keen
cyclists. Elefsina has St.George as its patron
saint, and you can see Christian churches built
on the ancient landmarks, a familiar to the
Greek people co-existence for the last 16
centuries. There are many nursery schools, 11
primary schools, 4 high-schools (called
gymnasiums), 2 upper high-schools (called
lyceums), 2 schools of technical education.
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TMS - My Dear PersephoneGirl, hold you in my
arms so tightGirl, underneath the starry
nightEverything may be alright - be
alrightGirl, catch elusive love we mightYou're
my brilliant star so bright you seeMy Dear
PersephoneCould you listen to me please?Oh my
Dear PersephoneOh my Dear Persephone
THE MYTH OF DIMITRA AND PERSEPHONE The goddess of
earth, Dimitra (seen on the left), had a beloved
only daughter named Persephone (right).
Persephone was abducted by Hades, the god of the
afterworld, in charge of peoples souls. The
desperate mother roamed the earth in search of
her daughter. In her sorrow, she commanded the
earth to deny vegetation and growth. The trees
wouldnt bare fruit, the flowers withered away
and the mortals were in a desperate state of
starvation. Zeus, father of gods and men, told
his brother Hades to let his spouse, Persephone,
see her mother for six months. When mother and
daughter joined, it was natures joy and
celebration (spring and summer). When Persephone
returned to the valley below, nature followed her
mothers grief (autumn and winter). Homer, the
most celebrated poet of antiquity, narrated the
story in his Hymn to the goddess Dimitra
In order not to forget herself in the world
above, Hades made his wife eat the fruit
pomegranade, so that she would return. Today
seeds of the pomegranade are put in the
kolliva,eaten in memory of the deceiced.
In her quest for her daughter, Dimitra,
transformed into an elderly woman in mourning,
was found by the daughters of a local family
sitting on a rock. She was taken in as the baby
sons nanny. Her true identity was revealed while
she was about to make the baby immortal by
holding him above the sacred fire. Although
irritated for being interrupted by the anxious
mother, she showed her gratitude to the family by
teaching the production of barley and the sacred
rituals of afterlife (mysteria), so that
mortals would never starve and would never again
fear death. Triptolemos (seen above) became king
of Elefsis.