Explore Eleusis through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Eleusis in a sentence
Eleusis meaning
Alternative form of Elefsina, Greece.
Using Eleusis
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of Elefsina, Greece.
- In the example corpus, eleusis often appears in combinations such as: eleusis and, in eleusis, at eleusis.
Context around Eleusis
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Eleusis
- In this selection, "eleusis" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, near, origami, archetypal and near stand out and add context to how "eleusis" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alope near eleusis and as origami eleusis and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "eleusis" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with eleusis
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter, Princeton University Press, 1991. (11 words)
The Sacred Way ran through the Sacred Gate, on the southern side, to Eleusis. (14 words)
Cercyon had his daughter buried alive but Poseidon turned her into the spring, Alope, near Eleusis. (16 words)
Such was the teaching of Orphism which appeared in Greece about the 6th century BC, organized itself into private and public mysteries at Eleusis and elsewhere, and produced a copious literature. (31 words)
Nilsson (1940), p. 50: "The Demophon story in Eleusis is based on an older folk-tale motif which has nothing to do with the Eleusinian Cult. (26 words)
The mysteries at Eleusis near Athens lasted for a thousand years; and there is reason to believe that they changed little during that long period". (25 words)
Example sentences (10)
The town, known in ancient Greece as Eleusis, has been called the unpainted face of the country: authentic, scarred, silent, dignified.
Cercyon had his daughter buried alive but Poseidon turned her into the spring, Alope, near Eleusis.
Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter, Princeton University Press, 1991.
He also revised some of his older books such as Origami, Eleusis, and the Soma Cube.
Nilsson (1940), p. 50: "The Demophon story in Eleusis is based on an older folk-tale motif which has nothing to do with the Eleusinian Cult.
Souvenir Press Ltd.London p 319 However, there is not any evidence that the name of Potnia in Eleusis was originally Demeter.
Such was the teaching of Orphism which appeared in Greece about the 6th century BC, organized itself into private and public mysteries at Eleusis and elsewhere, and produced a copious literature.
The cult of the goddess Demeter may have brought the poppy from Crete to Eleusis; it is certain that opium was produced in Crete.
The mysteries at Eleusis near Athens lasted for a thousand years; and there is reason to believe that they changed little during that long period".
The Sacred Way ran through the Sacred Gate, on the southern side, to Eleusis.
Common combinations with eleusis
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- eleusis and 2×
- in eleusis 2×
- at eleusis 2×
- to eleusis 2×