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Plato's x & Hekate's Crossroads Astronomical Links to the Mysteries of Eleusis (2014)

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Recent research suggests that ancient Greek festivals with nighttime elements had astronomical links to specific celestial sights (Boutsikas, Hannah, Ruggles, Salt). Such an astronomical connection can be posited between the night sky at particular seasons and the Mysteries of Eleusis, the pre-eminent religious pilgrimage of the Hellenic and Hellenistic world.

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Authors & Contributors
González-García, A. César
García Quintela, Marco V.
Rodríguez-Antón, Andrea
Belmonte, Juan Antonio
Lombardi, L.
Chirri, M.
Journals
Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry
Journal of Skyscape Archaeology
MHNH (Revista Internacional de Investigación sobre Magia y Astrología Antiguas)
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Publishers
Hempen Verlag
Springer International
Duckworth
Brill
Concepts
Archaeoastronomy
Stars; stellar astronomy
Astronomy
Archaeology
Calendars
Sun
People
Plato
Herodotus
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
Pliny the Elder
Cicero, Marcus Tullius
Time Periods
Ancient
Places
Greece
Rome (Italy)
Middle and Near East
Spain
Portugal
Italy
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