Sacred Court

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The Sacred Court was an important religious and judicial complex at ancient Eleusis, associated with the administration and rituals of the Eleusinian Mysteries.

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Sacred Court canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial complex
religious complex
associatedDeity Demeter
Persephone
associatedWith Athenian religious administration
Eleusinian Mysteries
sacred law of Eleusis
country Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culturalContext Classical Greece
Hellenistic Greece
linked to: Hellenistic period
governs conduct of initiates
observance of Eleusinian ritual rules
hasFunction adjudication of religious offenses
oversight of sacred law
regulation of initiation rites
hasType cultic institution
sanctuary building
languageOfUse Ancient Greek
locatedIn Eleusis
ancient Eleusis
partOf sanctuary of Eleusis
periodOfUse antiquity
relatedTo initiation ceremonies at Eleusis
procession of the Eleusinian Mysteries
religion ancient Greek religion
significance central institution of the Eleusinian sanctuary
key role in maintaining secrecy of the Mysteries
usedFor administration of the Eleusinian Mysteries
judicial proceedings
religious rituals

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Eleusis hasStructure Sacred Court