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The New
Mithraeum

Ad Augusta per Angusta

Locus

Eleusis

Name: Eleusis
Address: Eleusis, Greece

Elefsina or Eleusis is a suburban city and municipality in Athens metropolitan area.

Mithraic monuments of Eleusis

Mithraeum of Eleusis

A Mithraeum has been identified in Eleusis where the last Hierophant form thespia had the rank of Father in the Mithraic Mysteries.

CIMRM 2349

References

Ephorate of Antiquities of West Attica. Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Ελευσίνας — Μιθραίο

More info

Location
Achaea, today in the area of Eleusis (Greece)

From the Wikipedia Elefsina or Eleusis is a suburban city and a municipality within the Athens metropolitan area in Attica, Greece. It is located in the Thriasio Plain, at the northernmost end of the Saronic Gulf, in the regional unit of West Attica. North of Elefsina are the towns of Mandra and Magoula, while Aspropyrgos is to the northeast. It is the site of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the birthplace of Aeschylus. Today, Elefsina is a major industrial centre, with the largest oil refinery in Greece as well as.

Canonical URL https://www.mithraeum.eu/location/181

TNML 181

Published on 2 Jul 2024

Updated on 21 May 2026