Epiphany in the Eleusinian mysteries.pdf

Epiphany in the Eleusinian Mysteries Author(s): KEVIN CLINTON Source: Illinois Classical Studies, Vol. 29, Divine Epiphanies in the Ancient World (2004), pp. 85-109 Published by: University of Illinois Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/23065342 Accessed: 22-08-2017 06:16 UTC JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://about.jstor.org/terms

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5 Epiphany in the Eleusinian Mysteries KEVIN CLINTON

In the secret part of the Eleusinian Mysteries the initiates beheld

extraordinary light that they would never forget for the rest of their liv

What else they saw is the subject of modern controversy. The prie responsible for their extraordinary vision was the hierophantes. I. 'kpoc