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Have we finally uncovered the key to the Eleusinian mysteries, the most fiercely guarded secret of ancient Greece?

For over a thousand years, people from across the Mediterranean flocked to the temple of Eleusis in Greece to take part in a ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient Greeks Used Processed Ergot Fungus in the Eleusinian Mysteries, Study Finds

Researchers say a carefully prepared ergot fungus-based drink may explain the Eleusinian Mysteries in ancient Greece.
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Mysteries of the ancient world

New light on Stonehenge -- Raising Alexandria -- Winter palace -- Reconstructing Petra -- The queen who would be king -- Mysterious island -- Quandary at Qumran -- Unlocking the secrets of the ...