Hierophant, High Priestess and Eleusinian Mysteries

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 14 Jun 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

allibee	14 Jun 2003
Now, this could be the wrong forum, so I apologise, LOL, but i was incredibly struck with this link: http://users.erols.com/nbeach/eleusis.html. The particularly pertinent bit starts after the first picture, under the heading: PARTICIPANTS Also: http://www.descentofthegoddess.com/mythology/demeter.html Bearing in mind the actual myth my mind is going: Homer - Fool/Travelling storyteller Zeus - Magician/Instigator Hades - Emperor/Brother } Duality Dermeter - Empress/Sister } Duality HP and Hierophant speak for themselves in the Eleusininan mystes/Sacred Marriage ... seen that mentioned elsewhere Hades on his - Chariot/Self Purpose Persephone - (Inner)Strength Later on ... Helios - Sun/Brother} again Duality Hecate - Moon/Sister} again Duality Judgement - Rheia/Great Mother World - Dermeter brings seasons back/World returns Is there a deck that covers this myth? I'd like to get to know it. Ok, mind wandering over, LOL A.

spoonbender	16 Jun 2003
hi, thank you for the links, allibee, i think they are very interesting. :confused: I don't think there's a deck that covers this single myth, although that could be interesting... other decks that cover greek mythology are - as all you tarotfreaks know - the mythic tarot, olympus tarot and tarot mythologico (sp?) (and who knows, maybe one day the deck I'm making!) but there aren't any references to the eleusinian mystery religion... sorry! Spoonbender

zorya	16 Jun 2003
check out brian williams, renaissance tarot. the coins depict the myth of demeter, persephone and hades. they are very beautiful too, so you may want to add them to your collection ;)

allibee	16 Jun 2003
Thanks!

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