🪷 (Antinous #Eleusis art by #AntoniusSubia) ... In October, the month #Antinous died and became a god, we recall that Antinous was initiated into the #Eleusinian Mysteries and also the #Orphic Mysteries of life and death. Hence the pensive face? More: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-... 🪷

I'm curious about something - the Eleusinian Mysteries endured for roughly 1500 years in ancient Greece. Did the initiation of figures like Plato and Socrates help sustain these sacred rites across so many centuries? What made them so resilient?

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🪷 Antinous lives! At the September #Equinox we recall the initiation of #Antinous into the #Eleusinian Mysteries at #Eleusis, where this life-size statue of him was found. #AntoniusSubia says "This is a perfect example of living Images of Antinous that we see all around us!" 🪷