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Despoina: Mistress of the Eleusian Mysteries
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Dec 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
We end 2023 with a look at Despoina, an obscure Arcadian goddess associated with this title which means "Mistress". Often connected to Kore/Persephone, Artemis and Hecate, this child of Demeter and Poseidon holds a powerful secret and a name that would only be revealed to initiates of her Mysteries. The only surviving image connected to Despoina is her veil, and the only account of her shrine in Arcadia comes from a description by the Roman writer Pausanias. Still, the little information that we have tells us a lot about this goddess and her cohorts.
Released:
Dec 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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