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Eleusis

A Greek city in ancient Attika (Attica) approximately 10 miles (16 kilometers) north and west of Athens.

Eleusis was the site of the temple of Demeter where the Eleusinian Mysteries originated; when her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped by Hades (lord of the Underworld), Demeter disguised herself as an old woman and took refuge at Eleusis; she was at Eleusis when Zeus commanded Hades to release Persephone but it took several attempts by the Immortals to persuade Demeter to leave Eleusis and return to Mount Olympos (Olympus) for the reunion with her daughter.

Approximate east longitude 23.32 and north latitude 38.02.

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