Mysteries
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...prayers for the good of the city-state, the tribe, or the family, and only secondarily of the person. Individuals sought a...b.c. mysteries were an important part of the fabric of Hellenic life. Although the mystic rites were kept secret, it was...