Dadouchos

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Dadouchos was an important ceremonial official in the Eleusinian Mysteries, traditionally responsible for bearing and managing the sacred torches during the rites.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Dadouchos canonical 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eleusinian Mysteries role ⓘ
ceremonial title ⓘ
religious office ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Demeter ⓘ
Persephone ⓘ
category ancient Greek religious titles ⓘ
offices of the Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ
ceremonialRoleIn Eleusinian initiation rites ⓘ
processions of the Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ
cultCenter Attica ⓘ
Eleusis ⓘ
hasEtymology Greek term meaning 'torch-bearer' ⓘ
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
primaryFunction bearing sacred torches ⓘ
managing sacred torches during rites ⓘ
religiousCulture ancient Greek religion ⓘ
religiousTradition Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ
responsibility ensuring proper use of torches in rituals ⓘ
leading torch-lit processions ⓘ
maintaining ritual purity of the sacred fire ⓘ
ritualContext mystery cult ceremonies ⓘ
nocturnal rites ⓘ
status high-ranking Eleusinian functionary ⓘ
important cult official ⓘ
symbolism guidance of initiates ⓘ
light ⓘ
revelation ⓘ
usedObject sacred fire ⓘ
torch ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greater Mysteries → keyOffice → Dadouchos ⓘ