Eleusis

[ ih-loo-sis ]

/ ɪˈlu sɪs /

a city in ancient Greece, in Attica.

Example sentences from the Web for eleusis

The group of houses is Eleusis, now an Albanian settlement, and the chimneys belong to a factory where olive-oil soap is made.

The Near East |Robert Hichens
These ceremonies were called the Mysteries of Eleusis, and were famous in all the world.

Tales of Troy and Greece |Andrew Lang
The festival itself 982 took place, probably some time in September, at Eleusis.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 |Various
And this is all that there is to narrate of the expedition to Eleusis.

From the Oak to the Olive |Julia Ward Howe

They took the road by the sea leading from the Nekropolis to Eleusis, wandering on in the glowing moonlight.

A Thorny Path [Per Aspera], Complete |Georg Ebers

Eleusis

/ (ɪˈluːsɪs) /

a town in Greece, in Attica about 23 km (14 miles) west of Athens, of which it is now an industrial suburb Modern Greek name: Elevsís

Eleusinian (ˌɛljʊˈsɪnɪən), noun, adjective