Eleusis archaeological site contains a range of impressive greco-roman ruins, steeped in the richness of greek mythology.
Surrounded on all sides by a thriving modern industrial town, the site of eleusis is renowned as the home of the eleusinian mysteries, a series of annual initiation ceremonies for the cult of demeter and persephone which ranked among the most sacred religious rites of ancient greece.
The site was also the birthplace of aeschylus, a playwright (or tragedian) who is known as the father of tragedy and whose plays are still performed and read.
Today, the eleusis archaeological site houses a number of important ruins including the sacred court, a roman reproduction of hadrians arch in athens and the kallichoron well, according to the homeric hymn, the resting place of demeter. There is also a museum located on site which gives more detail on the history of eleusis and provides further explanation on the myths associated with the site.
