Women’s festival at Eleusis honoring Demeter and Dionysus. Named for the threshing floor (halos). Women held a secret feast with wine and phallic-shaped breads while priestesses whispered about adultery. Men were excluded from the central rites.
Women’s festival at Eleusis honoring Demeter and Dionysus. Named for the threshing floor (halos). Women held a secret feast with wine and phallic-shaped breads while priestesses whispered about adultery. Men were excluded from the central rites.