In The Eleusis, a publication of the Chi Omega sorority Furman University’s Epsilon Lambda chapter was featured in the magazine’s Campus Corner section the sorority describes what it’s like at Furman from favorite spots on and off campus to most loved traditions with easy access to both the mountains and the beach a roster applauded for its high GPA and robust level of campus involvement This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page A C-130 military transport plane from the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) landed at Elefsina Air Base shortly after 4 p.m. following a successful evacuation mission of Greek and Cypriot citizens from Lebanon the aircraft had safely evacuated 22 Greek and 38 Cypriot nationals from Beirut Defense Minister Nikos Dendias expressed his gratitude to all those involved commending their professionalism and dedication Western nations have developed contingency plans to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon following a significant escalation in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah along with Iran’s missile attack on Israel on Tuesday Enter your information below to receive our weekly newsletters with the latest insights opinion pieces and current events straight to your inbox a fascinating archaeological site with 3000 years of active history awaits you stands out as a place with one of the greatest levels of historical and cultural interest with roots deep-diving back into ancient times the city of Elefsina held grand importance during antiquity as highlighted by a multitude of impressive archaeological discoveries An excursion to Elefsina represents an ideal part of your exploration of the wider Athens area a safe and appealing region of many features promising an unforgettable experience at any time of year Founded in approximately 2000 BC along with Athens Eleusis was one of the five sacred cities of Ancient Greece The city is notorious to this day for hosting one of the biggest festivals of ancient times The worship of the goddess and her daughter Persephone was very important to the ancient Greeks helping generate swift and widespread fame for the city’s sanctuary throughout Greece The festival was enshrouded in transcendental rites that some say involved taking hallucinogenic wine and was attended by major political and other personalities During the time of Athenian statesman and lawmaker Solon (circa 630 – 560 BC) the Eleusinian Mysteries were a part of the Athenian festivals during the ensuing time of Athenian ruler Peisistratos Elefsina was walled to protect it from outside eyes the city’s glory gradually led to the development of impressive buildings the city’s sanctuary was gradually abandoned Here, we introduce you to the most visit-worthy places in Elefsina, which in 2023 was named the European Cultural Capital and successfully hosted a multitude of performance and art events Elefsina is only an hour away from Athens and well worth reaching if you are keen to discover an aspect of the country other than those on the common tourist map This site and its museum should be your first stop when visiting the area Some of the most significant discoveries and monuments include the Sacred Courtyard where worshippers gathered concluded; the Temple of Artemis Propylaea; the Large and Small Propylaea; the Telesterion a great hall and sanctuary designed by Ictinus; the Mycenaean palace; as well as the Kalichoron Well the goddess Demeter sat to rest during her attempt to find Persephone where artefacts on display include excavation discoveries such as a large statue of a Cystophora Kore one of two Caryatids that supported the roof of the Small Propylaea It offers an exemplarily modern and immersive view of the site and its history in time for Elefsina’s role as European Capital of Culture of 2023 It is also worth exploring the city to see some of its impressive listed buildings and grittily scenic land and seascapes The architecture is primarily neoclassical in the area close to the archaeological site and port Buildings to note include the residence of Giorgos Demestihas serving as a prime example of upper class homes in Elefsina during the early 20th century; the residence of Greek general Theodoros Pangalos built in the early 19th century; as well as the residence of prominent doctor Vassilis Morfopoulos a well-known architect of the period whose projects included restoration of the Panathenaic Stadium for the first modern Olympiad in Athens in 1896 as well as supervision of the Benaki Museum’s renovation When your exploration of the city’s history is complete Here are our favorite choices: To Stachi (55 Dimitros & Riga Feraiou) welcoming atmosphere with a menu of hearty Greek dishes Highlights include fava with grilled sausage and an exceptional cheesecake with anthotyro Aigaio (3 Aeschylou) is a seafood restaurant on a lovely pedestrian street by the archaeological site known for fresh grilled octopus and seafood O Stratos (1 Kanellopoulou & Miaoulis) an iconic seafood tavern with harbor views Cyceon Elefsis (2 Sotiriou Gioka) is located across from the archaeological site and offers local charm with a lovely olive tree garden And I Trata (42 Kontouli) is a seafood tavern in a former kindergarten with a bougainvillea-filled courtyard Discover the beaches stretching from Elefsina to Megara and Kineta a now-abandoned house that was home to politician and art collector Lambros Eftaxias You can also head further to Neraki beach in the Nea Peramos area A large section of this beach is serviced but there is plenty of space to sit and enjoy the autumn sun If swimming at this time of the year is not for you then head to the small port of Pahi for a coffee or food with a view of the two islets The ELEVSIS Innovation Lab by 2023 Eleusis has found a new home Now located on the ground floor of 8 Laskou Street both young and old can explore the fascinating world of digital fabrication the lab serves as a vibrant hub for learning and networking among students Its mission is to introduce the public to contemporary design and manufacturing technologies and to bridge traditional crafts with innovation Through applied education in contemporary manufacturing and artistic production it aspires to be a structure open to all citizens ceramic workshops for primary school children and adults will be launched under the guidance of the Elefsinian ceramist and pottery painter Athanasios Katsaras – AMASIS | painter ceramic studio gallery utilizing the lab’s state-of-the-art equipment More details and participation information will be announced soon The project “EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS EΛEVΣΙΣ INNOVATION LAB” is realised in the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0” with funding from the European Union – Next GenerationEU A multidimensional artistic intervention by Vana Xenou that showcases the multiple identities of the city of Elefsina Four award-winning films of contemporary Greek cinema in their premiere screening in Elefsina Join our mailing list to stay informed on our events 19200+30 210 556 2001 (and 301)infopoint@2023eleusis.eu © 2022, All Rights Reserved, 2023 EleusisDesigned by Mnp Athens, Development by Centiva from which Europe’s largest ever shipment of heroin was unloaded in summer 2014 as massive as its name suggests; behind you destroying much of the ancient city in the process; to your right Greece’s largest oil refinery; in front of you the wrecks and a sea in which the oil and chemical spills shimmer and waft in the heat the aim was to produce something that was both an elegy and a vision of rebirth The problem, as metamorphoSEA’s Greek producers Chorus explain, is that the ECOC approach, which has left a trail of white elephants in its wake since 1985, is still insufficiently concerned with questions of legacy. Claudia Woolgar of Brave New World Producties, Chorus’s producing partner (she’s now working on Oulu2026) suggested to me that the strategy around the scheme probably needs to be rethought perhaps even prioritising the legacy plan above the artistic programme rather than just a dazzling flash in the pan for disaster tourists urban planner and social activist as well as a theatre-maker His work is inspired by Joop Schaminée a professor of plant and landscape ecology who spent two years closely observing a single square kilometre of ground performances or exhibitions based on similarly focused anthropological deep reading and they can take as long as they need to emerge Woolgar described this as ‘the difference between properly site-specific and mere location theatre’ The form Wagenaar seems to favour at the moment is the ‘soundwalk’ soundscapes for audiences to listen to through wireless headphones as they explore a landscape or building The headphones are only partially noise-cancelling so the recorded sounds merge and clash with real life creating an aural palimpsest that reflects the complex layering of a space MetamorphoSEA began at dusk with a soundwalk through the cement factory which stretches along the coastline for half a kilometre along a public right of way that doesn’t seem like one because of Titan’s obtrusive security protocols The factory came alive in our ears – whispers of the ancient languages of the mysteries – as dancers tugged at us from the shadows When we reached a clearer stretch of coastline the sounds crystallised into the voice of an elderly woman who had worked at the oil refinery and remembered how refreshing it was to swim in the sea at the end of the day Then we gave back our headphones and were led down to Vlycha behind a protest banner onto which were projected images of the mythological Titans ‘We have to be diplomatic,’ Pappas had said to me earlier ‘But otherwise I’d be climbing on the ships breathing fire.’ Instead we found ourselves in a place from where it really was possible to imagine alternative futures: a square of imported sand with beach mats to sit on the refinery lit up and crowned with a flame The contrast with the impact of the site during the hottest part of the day being buffeted by pollution from all sides Into this dream-space the dancers brought songs stories and a series of disturbing vignettes their bodies twisting in the sand: seven births; a woman being eaten by a worm from the inside MetamorphoSEA is part of Ulysses European Odyssey, a continent-spanning project, conceived by Seán Doran and Liam Browne of Arts Over Borders, to mark the centenary of James Joyce’s Ulysses It’s staging eighteen interventions in eighteen European cities Joyce’s fiendish sequence of parodies charting the evolution of literary style whose own inspiration was Odysseus’ ill-fated pit stop on the island of Thrinacia (His crew feasts on Helios’ sacred cows and Zeus kills them all with a lightning storm.) It’s a testament to the radical curatorial openness of UEO that metamorphoSEA fitted comfortably in its schema even though the connections to Joyce were gestural and abstract: images of childbirth and underlying themes of the sacred And it’s a sign of Wagenaar’s clear-eyed instincts that instead of concluding with balletic abstraction the performance ended with the testimony of Kavvadias after taking part in three of the community workshops that initiated the project: ‘I’m going to do this … I’m going to say what I feel.’ He spoke directly to camera the recording projected onto the side of one of the ships: They forced a city on us which did not meet our needs … Think about it But you have to travel 20 km away from here Ulysses European Odyssey runs until June 2024. Upcoming are Nighttown in Oulu (17-19 November) and La Danse d’Amazon in Berlin (23-26 November) This site requires the use of Javascript to provide the best possible experience Please change your browser settings to allow Javascript content to run the Eleusinian mysteries—originally agrarian cults—promised initiates a hopeful life after death through the metaphor "the death and annual resurrection of the grains" explains in his presentation about the complex Eleusinian ritual Automatically download our lectures to your device to listen to them whenever and wherever you want Subscribe to the monthly newsletter to stay up to date on our programming Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker announced that it has acquired clinical-stage life science company Eleusis Therapeutics Ltd. with the aim of bolstering its pipeline of psychedelic-based therapeutics Under the terms of the agreement revealed in a release issued by the company, Beckley will receive full developmental and commercial rights for Eleusis’ assets including ELE-101, a novel, intravenous short-duration formation of psilocin The proprietary formulation of psilocin may potentially to deliver a more consistent and controllable response in patients with a rapid onset and significantly shorter treatment duration compared to previously produced oral formulations Beckley stated it expects to initiate a phase 1 single ascending dose study of ELE-101 in healthy volunteers before the end of 2022 with a proof-of-concept phase 2a clinical study in patients with depression following soon after will deliver multiple value inflection points over the next 18 months,” Cosmo Mellen “We are also very pleased to welcome the Eleusis team and we look forward to benefiting from their exceptional knowledge and experience.” The release additionally stated that Beckley selected BPL-003 as its lead candidate for its upcoming MHRA-approved phase 2 studies in depression and alcohol use disorder in combination with psychotherapy. BPL-003, a patented intranasal benzoate formulation of 5-MeO-DMT has demonstrated tolerability and favorable pharmacokinetics in an ongoing randomized “Beckley have been pioneers in psychedelic science for more than two decades and we are excited to become a part of that story through this transaction,” Shlomi Raz “I am thrilled to be joining the leadership team at Beckley Psytech as we look to develop meaningful practical and cost-effective solutions and treatments to these devastating conditions.” Get the latest news and education delivered to your inbox The email address associated with your Healio account is: If you would like to edit or change the email address that your subscriptions and alerts are sent to You'll receive reminders to complete your saved activities from Healio CME the opening of Mystery 15 The Living Museum exhibition took place on Sunday 30 March at the former IRIS factory and the Archaeological Site of Elefsina This multidimensional exhibition by the internationally recognized visual artist and Emeritus Professor of the School of Architecture at the National Technical University of Athens explores the historical and contemporary identity of Elefsina and is one of the major projects of the artistic programme for 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture Through this large retrospective exhibition where the past is not a static narrative but an active process of transformation The event was attended by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife the President of the Hellenic Parliament Nikitas Kaklamanis the Deputy Regional Governor of Western Attica the General Secretary of Contemporary Culture Eleni Doundoulaki the General Director of the Acropolis Museum Nikolaos Stampolidis Emeritus Professor of NTUA Panagiotis Tournikiotis as well as many other political and state officials The event was opened with a brief greeting by the person responsible for the artistic project from the side of 2023 Eleusis and followed by speeches from state representatives and the curator of the exhibition who focused on the multifaceted artistic and research work of Vana Xénou emphasized the transformative experience that the exhibition provides: “This exhibition is of exceptional importance not only for the work of Vana Xénou but because it establishes a new relationship between place a place with the stratifications of centuries her work reveals the deep connection between myth and contemporary reality memory is not a static narrative but a living mechanism of transformation.” The Deputy Regional Governor of Western Attica highlighted the tangible positive evaluation of the city: “In our visit two weeks ago with the Regional Governor and the Mayor of Elefsina we saw what has been achieved in the context of the European Capital of Culture and we are here to support its continuation.” emphasized among other things: “Through this exhibition functioning as a living bridge between the city of Mysteries and modern life Xénou’s work invites us to recognize once again our city not only as a place of memory but as a living field of cultural creation constantly transforming and renewing itself.” mentioned: “Mystery 15 TheLiving Museum is one of the last major projects of the official artistic programme of 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture as it was designed for the year of the title which was implemented with the decisive contribution of the Recovery Fund It also symbolizes our commitment to a deep and long-term vision for the city of Elefsina.” described the richness and diversity of Vana Xénou’s artistic and research work: “Here in Elefsina which for two thousand years was one of the five sacred cities the cosmogonic thought of the sculptor is reborn based on the search for beauty and myth along with sculptures from the last thirty years of her hard work reveal her visionary world.” He added “Her work impacts human consciousness where she integrates her sculpture into a defined environment expands the collective experience and memory It is a human-centered work strengthened by the concept of mystery.” “This is a demanding and multidimensional exhibition project which recognizes the dual identity of the city which was one of the largest sanctuaries of the ancient world the modern Greek state establishes the industrial core of the country.” In her essay “Why Elefsina Today From Melancholy to Vision,” she calls to the Depths of mythical thought where the past offers an opportunity to turn inward: “My journey in the ancient Greek experience is not a return to the past The question ‘Why Elefsina today?’ seems to rest on the search for creativity in the sources – or rather in the eternally active forces of primordial beings that the mystics offered through their rituals as a ray of light.” Exhibits at the Archaeological Site will only be accessible during opening hours With the support of the Ephorate of Antiquities of West Attica The project Mystery 15 The Living Museum is realised in the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0” with funding from the European Union – Next GenerationEU US Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis highlighted the importance of American investments in Greece underscoring the United States’ commitment to supporting and expanding its economic footprint in the country who visited the ONEX Shipyards in Elefsina with the Minister of Development Takis Theodorikakos and other officials stated that the US is committed to continually supporting and strengthening its investments in Greece He highlighted a recent $125 million investment at the Elefsina shipyards as a significant contribution to advancing the sector’s development and reinforcing the economic partnership between the two nations Investments in the shipbuilding industry are of strategic importance underlined during the visit to the Elefsina shipyards reached an agreement to acquire the Elefsina shipyards This acquisition was facilitated through a rehabilitation plan modeled after the successful turnaround of Onex Neorion Shipyards on Syros The historic festival returns for another year to the city of Elefsina co-organized with the 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture The 49th Aeschylia Festival 2024 is organized by the Municipality of Elefsina in collaboration with the 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture Ticket pre-sale will be announced on the site aisxylia.gr one of the most consistent and long-standing festivals in Greece organized by the Municipality of Elefsina in collaboration with the 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture hosting numerous events that have enhanced the city’s outward-looking perspective and strengthened its presence on the international cultural map This year’s event includes theatrical performances and cultural proposals that highlight contemporary expression and creativity The events will primarily take place at the iconic Old Oil Mill of Elefsina set against the backdrop of Elefsina’s beach a venue that has been inextricably linked with this historic festival for years The valuable awareness initiative organized by the “Elpida Association of Friends of Children with Cancer” with the support of the Municipality of Elefsina and 2023 Eleusis was successfully completed in an atmosphere filled with emotion An action that unites 20 municipalities in a symbolic cycling route on the occasion of the World Day against Childhood Cancer The Cyclist athlete Sotiris Barbarosos will cover 1,200 kilometers from 7 to 14 February The Municipality of Elefsina and 2023 Eleusis would like to sincerely thank Elefsina Hotel and the Kapaki restaurant for their support Beckley Psytech Limited has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire clinical-stage life science company Eleusis Therapeutics Limited in an all equity transaction Under the terms of the agreement, which has been approved by shareholders, Beckley Psytech has acquired 100% of Eleusis, receiving full developmental and commercial rights for the company’s assets which will further enhance Beckley Psytech’s pipeline of psychedelic compounds Eleusis CEO Shlomi Raz will be appointed chief business officer of Beckley Psytech and the Eleusis research and development team will be integrated into Beckley Psytech with immediate effect short-duration psychedelic ready for phase 1 clinical trials ELE-101 is an intravenous (IV) formulation of psilocin This proprietary formulation of psilocin has the potential to deliver a more consistent and controllable response in patients significantly shorter treatment duration and less variability compared to oral formulations of psilocybin.  ELE-101 has U.S. patents granted for composition of matter and is complementary to Beckley Psytech’s strategic focus on developing short-duration psychedelic therapies. The company aims to initiate a phase 1 single ascending dose study of ELE-101 in healthy volunteers before the end of 2022, with a proof-of-concept phase 2a clinical study in patients with depression following soon after the acquisition provides Beckley Psytech with access to a library of novel psychedelic compounds which the company will add to its pipeline of differentiated NCEs for use in psychiatry and beyond.  Beckley Psytech has also selected BPL-003 as its lead candidate for its upcoming MHRA-approved phase 2 studies in depression and alcohol use disorder in combination with psychotherapy a patented intranasal benzoate formulation of 5-MeO-DMT has demonstrated good tolerability and favorable pharmacokinetics in an ongoing phase 1 study The company has also taken the decision to discontinue its clinical program evaluating oral psilocybin for the treatment of short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks (SUNHA) The company said it will continue the analysis of existing data from the phase 1b clinical study and apply the findings from this program to current and future pipeline candidates The decision will allow the company to maintain the efficient use of resources and prioritize the most promising clinical assets in its portfolio said: “This is a hugely exciting acquisition for Beckley Psytech and we are delighted to add Eleusis’ innovative products to our portfolio of differentiated clinical assets With a cash runway for operations extending into 2025 this acquisition reinforces Beckley Psytech’s position as a market leader in the development of psychedelic therapies.” said: “Beckley have been pioneers in psychedelic science for more than two decades and we are excited to become a part of that story through this transaction I am thrilled to be joining the leadership team at Beckley Psytech as we look to develop meaningful practical and cost-effective solutions and treatments to these devastating conditions.” As Europe’s top biotech website for over a decade Labiotech.eu offers trusted insights and updates for the global life sciences community The CEO of 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture attended the annual event organized by CNN Greece which honors personalities who stand out through their work and lifestyle serving as shining examples of contribution and inspiration Nana Spyropoulou was one of the individuals who were recognized and awarded for their work during the previous year Through the diverse activities of Eleusis 2023 the city gained the attention of Europe and became a point of reference Through the diverse projects of 2023 Eleusis A feeling of melancholy is being experienced throughout different artistic projects in Athens this year possibly reflecting the collective grief of a country marked by major losses – from the fifty seven people killed in the Tempi train crash in February exposing the incompetence of public infrastructure to the radical gentrification of Athens’ city centre belonging less and less to its citizens to the summer wildfires – including the largest single fire in the history of the EU which decimated Dadia National Park – to the autumn floods which killed people and animals and caused serious damage I have been reminded of the candlelit Epitaph processions which every Easter go through the streets of Greece symbolizing the funeral cortege and the burial of Jesus Christ through several performances and performative walks in Athens in recent months these somber events had an emancipatory power for the collective experience creating safe spaces for communities not only to share their mourning but also empowering us to transform our national dystopia into a political gesture The procession around the Archeological Site of Elefsina But Don’t Tell Anyone curated by Joanna Warsza for the third edition of Mystery 19 Visual Arts Initiator took place during two unexpectedly sunny and warm days last October as part of the program of the 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture It can be considered one of those moments which perhaps accidentally (?) attuned with the collective sadness that we don’t typically have the time to deal with Testing the ceremonial and mythical legacy of Eleusis (Elefsina) an industrial city on the outskirts of Athens once one of the most important religious centers of antiquity and home of the Eleusinian Mysteries the exhibition aimed to open up possible readings of death and loss in the land where according to myth the earth goddess Demeter bid farewell to her daughter Persephone It brought together new and existing works by five Greek and international guest artists invited by Warsza along with five resident artists (both Greek and international) selected after an open call to participate in the third iteration of the Mystery 19 Visual Arts Initiator artist-in-residence programme seeking to rethink the legacy of the unique and obscured pagan rites of the Eleusinian Mysteries in the quest for a contemporary definition of initiation and secrecy in relation to the need to reconnect with the planet Marking the first time a contemporary art exhibition took place at the archeological site of Eleusis Mystery 19 Visual Arts Initiator III – But Don’t Tell Anyone was better experienced by taking part in one of the daily processions which guided us slowly and silently (for the most part) through a predetermined route around the works leading the procession from space to space all outdoors among the archeological ruins Without prior knowledge of Plessas’ work the piece could feel slightly superficial which culminated in a collective meditation among the ruins incarnated the challenges and limitations of the spiritual turn in art posing the question of how can we distinguish authentic spirituality from neoliberal spirituality especially in the capitalized and colonized digital world that controls our desires Probably the most meditative moment of the exhibition took place at Telesterion once the great hall and sanctuary in Eleusis one of the primary centers of the Eleusinian Mysteries where Susan Philipsz’ audio installation The Wind Rose (2023) produced atonal sounds generated by blowing through ten conch shells from various parts of the world offering us ten moments to listen to the wind Yorgos Sapountzis’ anti-monumental scaffoldings sitting besides the ancient ruins Raster Baste – Familie sammelt Wildspargel (2012) and Raster Baste – Familie Im Park (2012) made of simple aluminum tubes in bright colors in a way brought the anarchic character of the city of Elefsina into the archaeological site in a tender referencing his childhood memories with his family foraging for wild asparagus Disrupting the logic of public space and its official monuments as he has done already with his performances around different statues in Athens moving environments which tease us to think differently about our surroundings Athina Koumparouli’s installation Missing Spaces (2023) guides us to an inaccessible wooden ladder so that we can look into a deep hole where a giant fig tree grows between huge walls in spite of earlier attempts to cut it down is complemented by a map similar to information points in various archeological contexts which for me is more powerful than the ladder itself seems like a compass which brings to our attention the landscape that has been excluded from the contemporary narrative of the archaeological site but also the visually inaccessible seafront a constant space of negotiation between the city and the port authorities or the nearby mountain cut off by the mines By putting these loaded places surrounding the archeological space into the map Koumparouli points to a contemporary archeology of waste/d city narratives the hole and the fig tree she highlights bring to mind the cycle of the seasons and the passage to the Underworld which is linked to the mythology of the site they remind us of the more-than-human life of the place (think of the fig tree’s resistance to being cut down and what an archeological site would be without the protection of the idyllic nature surrounding the ruins) – interlocking with the current interest in the decolonization of human-nature relations indigenous peoples and ecofeminist notions of the existence of a common natural world Several works aimed to mobilize our senses and make the procession a more somatic experience connecting the ancient rituals to the contemporary problems of Eleusis but sometimes the emphasis on symbolism and allegory obscured the effect and instead limited it to a more  one-dimensional experience in Alex Wolframm’s Use this scent to increase realism (2023) which replaced the fragrance of the narcissus with that of wildfires and pollution emanating from a vase of roses that we stood in line to smell However the dominating smell of roasted meat coming from the nearby grill taverns caught our attention even more penetrating into the narrative of the exhibition making one wonder what the moment we were intended to experience had to do with the here and now of the city Other artists took up the role of scavenger around the streets of Elefsina bringing into the exhibition found elements a landscape of fabrics bearing traces of everyday city remnants or Heidi Voet’s From a moment almost too brief to matter (2023) concrete castings of used or discarded balls which were collected in the city and transported to the site These practices reminds us of Panagiotis Farmakis who filmmaker Filippos Koutsaftis captured in his legendary movie Agelastos petra (2000) constantly and carefully picking up ancient remenants strewn about the city bringing them inside the site trying to heal Eleusis and bring its neglected legacy tolight the collected fragments in works like the ones mentioned above seem a bit over-aestheticized and do not really suggest alternative narratives rooted in the city’s specificities gives a more practical and contemporary reading of the Eleusinian myths constructing three usable solar panels bearing three of the symbols of the mysteries mounted on scaffolding to supply electricity for another artwork at the site his work on offering practical solutions which reduce our footprint on the earth asks also how we can repair our relation with it in a particularly polluted city whose ancient legacy was completely ignored during the building up of the industrial zone touching on issues concerning archeological legacy and its decolonization for which the artist presented three wooden crates which contained unidentified archeological objects set in the shadow away from tourists gazes We are only left with speculations on their origin and future (were they  borrowed from or returned to the museum?) playing with our anticipations and reminding us the obscure routes behind the formation of a museum collection and of national patrimony in general as well as the stakes involved in the call for the restoration of knowledge in an in-between space of the archeological site next to the exit not usually used by tourists where found objects and artefacts from all around the city of Elefsina are gathered “planted” recorded audio from local youngsters speaking about their memories of smells and the rituals they performed growing up in the city forming an affectionate collective portrait which we were reconnected with the local reality outside the serenity of the ancient ruins If only more complex “secrets” of the present and recent history of Eleusis alt-right politics have found a fertile ground despite the refugee background of a large number of its citizens would have made their way into the idealized ancient scenery this cherished collective moment of the exhibition would have been even more transformative such a procession would maybe feel less like a refreshing meditative art/tourist break disconnected to what is happening in “real” life.Give us more clues for rethinking our connection with the earth and the remains of history in a more emancipatory way active relation with patrimony instead of the expected collective passiveness In a festive atmosphere and with the participation of a large crowd the Carnival events organized by the Municipality of Elefsina in collaboration with the 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture took place on Saturday 22 February The streets of the city were filled with colors and recreational activities provided moments of joy and entertainment for all ages the grand carnival parade in Magoula excited the attendees with the creativity and colorful costumes of the participants Students from local schools and community groups took part in the parade while the festive atmosphere was heightened by the live music of the band Flamingos the Band where the public participated in an all-day celebration Visitors had the opportunity to enjoy creative activities and traditional customs that revived the festive spirit of the Carnival while the Elefsina Municipal Philharmonic musically framed the event Published: Feb 18, 2022written by Zeynep Tareen MSc in History w/ Ancient Greek concentration The sacred story of their bitter separation and joyful reunion served as catalysts for the spiritual enlightenment of the initiates and the rituals intended to evoke an overwhelming and ineffable experience Since Demeter was the goddess of agriculture she and her cult stood in the center of practices related to the Earth and Grain Mother The Homeric Hymn narrates the founding story for the Mysteries as well arrives at Eleusis while searching for her daughter She feels obliged to reward the city for its hospitality and reveals herself which consequently become the central theme of the Eleusinian Mysteries But initiation to these rites was no simple task Participants had to prepare for at least half of the year or more and nurture themselves spiritually to embrace the secret revelation The day before the start of the Eleusinian Mysteries in early September the priestesses of Demeter and Persephone commenced walking towards the temple of the Goddess in Athens Each took a basket full of Demeter’s sacred objects to carry on their heads through the Sacred Way two to three thousand initiates gathered in the agora There was an intriguing detail: They were forbidden by Athenian law from disclosing the secrets of the Mysteries Those who disobeyed were punished with the death penalty According to the myth, Demeter searched for her daughter for nine days in agony. Similarly, the set of the rites during the Eleusinian Mysteries took nine days to complete. From day one through five, a series of purification rituals, fasting, animal sacrifices and sacred offerings to Demeter were performed began their walk with thousands of initiates behind them The mass advanced from Athens towards Eleusis on foot The initiates would wander outside in the dark to reenact the feelings of Demeter while Kore was lost As the largest closed building in the ancient Greek world What happened after that is an intriguing mystery it needs to be pictured that apart from some small fire pits set in the center Telesterion would be almost completely dark People would jostle to secure a good spot since the building had rows of massive columns that might have obstructed their view The initiates were served a drink called kykeon Even though various articles mention that it contained hallucinogenic substances many scholars oppose this idea due to a lack of evidence a few accounts from ancient sources indicate that the Eleusinian Mysteries involved visual performances: things were said These acts were presumably linked to a small room within the Telesterion The initiates were prohibited from entering this sacred room as it was reserved for the priests and priestesses who would eventually come out to perform the secret revelation The consensus is that the secrets reenacted the story of Demeter and Persephone Some scholars speculate that the “secrets” involved an actual murder or rape of a maiden to dramatize the abduction and rape of Kore Her capture symbolized her death: Kore was gone The evidence related to the Eleusinian Mysteries of ancient Greece is scarce yet no critical finding affirms in such violent acts either at Eleusis or in other sites that worshipped Demeter there are reports of people who were in complete shock during the Mysteries Many initiates spoke out that the experience transformed them and removed their fears of death Their arrival marked the close of the festival The earliest written record of Demeter comes from the Greek poet Hesiod in the 8th century BCE more details became available with the Homeric Hymn to Demeter the daughter of Demeter was in a meadow picking up iris and hyacinth blossoms Suddenly Hades sprang out of the earth on a chariot with immortal horses and seized her against her will this was the only time he left the underworld Demeter heard Kore’s cries and piercing voice Neither gods nor mortals told her the truth Demeter’s nine-day agony lasted until she reached Eleusis veiled lady who was in agony for her lost daughter She changed her size because Gods were much larger than their life-size She instructed them to build her a great temple Ancient writers such as Sophokles, Herodotus, Aristophanes, and Plutarch, mention the Eleusinian Mysteries because they all became participants once. Yet, the Eleusinian Mysteries remain an intriguing secret of ancient Greece because the initiates, with remarkable consistency, swore not to disclose what happened in the Telesterion and the inner sanctum scholars have to use a limited number of accounts and construct tentative hypotheses with no consensus A Romanian professor of history and religion, Mircea Eliade recounts an interesting event in his book The History of Religious Ideas a bus full of passengers traveling from Athens to Corinth witnessed something unusual She got on but soon realized that she carried no money to pay the fare The driver asked her to exit at the next stop and the passengers got stuck for a long while the passengers decided to pay for her fare But the old lady was angry: she reprimanded the passengers severely for their selfishness and slowness and declared that great misfortunes laid ahead for Greece Whether this story contains any credibility is out of the question it is remarkable that multiple newspapers reported this in Athens in 1940 and many publications afterward suggested that this old lady was perhaps Demeter The last remnants of the Eleusinian Mysteries might have been wiped out almost over two thousand years ago by Alaric to suppress Hellenic resistance against the advancement of Christianity as a state religion still active in the popular imagination today Zeynep earned her Master's degree in History from the University of Edinburgh and continued her Ancient Greek literature studies during that time She received her BA in Classics from the University of Washington in Seattle having focused on Ancient Greek and epigraphy Apart from her interest in ancient history and languages Zeynep is keen on studies about folklore and superstition and their effect on significant social and cultural movements of the past She loves movies that make her think and listen to music from the Early Period to Scandinavian Metal 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture supports the Conservatory of Elefsina – Sakis Petropoulos and the collaboration of its Artistic Director Sakis Petropoulos with Israel Varela in his concert titled “Eleusis,” which will take place on 2 September as part of the Jazz & Image Festival at the Colosseum This unique concert will showcase the 11th solo album “Eleusis” by the renowned musician in contemporary jazz who has collaborated with artists such as Pat Metheny was invited by the Embassy of Mexico in Greece in March As part of his world tour and due to his deep interest in ancient Greek heritage and the unique history of Ancient Eleusis he chose the Conservatory of Elefsina – Sakis Petropoulos to conduct a workshop-concert songs from the “Eleusis” album will be performed along with compositions by Sakis Petropoulos such as the song “Matera,” inspired by the city where Israel Varela lives and teaches compositions by contrabassist Michalis Kalkanis Demosthenes Karachristodoulou on the Pontic lyre The four Greek musicians will join the other performers in a concert that will also feature a choir and a string quartet though there is also a modern highway that does the trick would travel the ten-odd miles from Athens to experience the ‘Eleusinian Mysteries’: well-guarded secret rites that seem to have involved re-enacting the abduction of Persephone by Hades There was an annual festival in the ancient month of Anthesterion (the Month of Flowers) – late February for us – and a larger one every four years at harvest time Greek and foreigner alike; the only people excluded from seeking enlightenment were murderers and Barbarians (that is not to mention outright persecution of pagan rites Eleusis became a sleepy village of fewer than a thousand residents Roald Dahl was briefly based there in 1941 with the No 80Squadron RAF: ‘The aerodrome I had landed on,’ he wrote in Going Solo ‘was no more than a grassy field and wildflowers were blossoming in blue and yellow and red in their millions all around me.’ But even by Dahl’s time Elefsina was well into the process of a steep degradation and the plutonian flames of fossil fuel distillation licking the blue sky with their scarlet tongues and oily iridescent breath Aeschylus was born in Eleusis, and the town makes some appearances in modern Greek poetry: Angelos Sikelianos wrote about the Sacred Way, and Cavafy about Demeter’s interrupted attempt to make a mortal infant immortal. But it would take Nikos Gatsos (1911-92) to write about the contemporary decline of Elefsina in ‘The Nightmare of Persephone’ (set as a song in 1976 by Manos Hatzidakis): There where the pennyroyal and wild mint grew,And the earth put forth her first cyclamen,Now the villagers haggle over cementAnd the birds fall dead into the factory furnace The poem goes on to describe tourists tossing cigarette butts in the earth’s embraceAnd do not come out ever again onto the world’s balcony The town has been selected as a 2023 European Capital of Culture: a counterintuitive choice but also an appropriate one As the need to turn away from fossil fuels becomes ever more urgent could Eleusis become a symbol once again of nature’s rejuvenescent cycles and the soul’s rebirth with the early flowers in abundance (mostly stars of Bethlehem our 13-year-old daughter and my ninety-something mother-in-law took a day trip to Elefsina and the town was full of children dressed as Spider-Man Loud music drifted over the archaeological site from the town’s main drag traditional Greek songs giving way to ‘The Macarena’ The renovated museum was closed until the end of the month so we made do with exploring the site impressive in the size of the ruined elements and its extent My mother-in-law made her way carefully over the uneven rocks on the arm of my husband (her dancer’s balance has served her well); my daughter The original temple complex was burned down by the Persians in 484 BC and a new one was built by the architect of the Parthenon and with pedimental sculptures depicting the story of Persephone The Romans added a triumphal arch and temples to the empresses Faustina and Sabina We saw where piglets – the usual offering to Demeter – were sacrificed and roasted on the sacred Eschara the aroma of pork cooking on the grill – the skara – drifted over on the breeze.) Gigantic column drums lay toppled monumental Latin inscriptions tumbled among the smaller dedications of the Greeks an entrance to the Underworld and a precinct sacred to Hades with little lunette holes behind which the darkness of an actual cave glooms In the pit in front of the rock were the scattered remains of several smashed pomegranates A few bouquets of anemones and other wildflowers had been placed at the windows to the cave My daughter was intrigued by these contemporary offerings to the god of the dead The previous day had been a Psychosabbato – Soul Saturday when the souls of the unburied or the recently departed are consoled by the living with offerings – usually koluva a traditional (if not ancient?) and very Persephonic mixture of pomegranate arils Climbing up through the site we saw plaques with images of excavated objects that were now in the museum One that I had particularly wanted to see was the colossal head of one of the Elefsina caryatids I had recently visited her twin at the Fitzwilliam in Cambridge According to the plaque the twin was ‘stolen’ by E.D the same year that removals were begun by Elgin’s agents on the Parthenon Her abduction was unequivocally legal – Clarke had obtained clear permission from the authorities for her removal – but also entirely immoral Clarke didn’t have Elgin’s theoretical (if disputed) claim to archaeological altruism rescuing a neglected monument from the depredations or indifference of the locals; the locals revered the statue piling dung about her to bless their fields there could be zero claim to artistic value I found the goddess in a dunghill buried to her ears at the very mention of moving her regarded me as one who would bring the moon from her orbit if the old lady with her basket was removed I went to Athens and made application to the Pasha aiding my request by letting an English telescope glide between his fingers Locally she had been known as ‘St Demetra’ a saint not otherwise attested in Orthodoxy – it is entirely possible the statue was once the ‘oldest continually venerated object from the ancient world’ It was only when I visited the Fitzwilliam a few weeks ago that I realised how massive she is (Clarke reckoned she weighed two tons) Though she only survives from the midriff up It took nine hours with ropes and rollers to get her to the sea (a distance of perhaps three hundred yards) and then the quay had to be repaired for loading Yet somehow Clarke not only got her to the ship but salvaged her when the ship was later wrecked off Beachy Head (He appears not to have been completely without compunction – he later returned to Elefsina to confirm that the crops did still continue to grow.) With Elefsina a cultural capital this year it occurs to me that returning the Caryatid – kept high in an alcove in the Fitzwilliam where few visitors even look up to see her – would be a splendid gesture I suggested this to a friend who teaches Classics at Cambridge he pointed out that moving it back would be no easy matter – like dragging the moon from her orbit the one thing that had to remain in place was the Caryatid Has Elefsina even asked for her back – does the museum even want her as she represented the forces of regeneration in the fields she might be a (symbolic) catalyst in returning Eleusis from a rusted-out industrial zone to a place where nature is revered again we drove down Persephone Street back to the Sacred Way in search of a late lunch pecking at old loaves of bread someone had dumped into the sea A large ship rusted at anchor a little way off On the quayside stands a modern monument in honor of Cynaegirus one of the fiercest fighters to fall at Marathon The inscription on the monument quotes Herodotus and the relief shows the moment when ‘Cynaegirus … gripped with his hand the poop of one of the ships and had his hand chopped off with an axe and so died.’ His is one of the few individual deaths described by Herodotus in his record of the momentous battle of the centrality Eleusis once had to Athens perhaps it puts us in mind of the dark mysteries of the future and our souls that we have given away with our getting and spending your new go-to podcast to spice up your weekday mornings with relevant news and behind-the-scenes from Brussels and beyond From the economy to the climate and the EU's role in world affairs this talk show sheds light on European affairs and the issues that impact on our daily lives as Europeans Tune in to understand the ins and outs of European politics Dare to imagine the future with business and tech visionaries Deep dive conversations with business leaders Euronews Tech Talks goes beyond discussions to explore the impact of new technologies on our lives the podcast provides valuable insights into the intersection of technology and society Europe's water is under increasing pressure floods are taking their toll on our drinking water Join us on a journey around Europe to see why protecting ecosystems matters and to discover some of the best water solutions an animated explainer series and live debate - find out why Water Matters We give you the latest climate facts from the world’s leading source analyse the trends and explain how our planet is changing We meet the experts on the front line of climate change who explore new strategies to mitigate and adapt it is hard to believe that this city of 30,000 inhabitants was once one of the most important sacred sites in ancient Greece the horizon is filled with merchant ships and factory chimneys while the sound of seagulls mingles with that of trucks unloading goods Elefsina is the name of the city in modern Greek while Eleusis is the name in ancient Greek The European project (2023 Eleusis) chose to use the ancient name both Elefsina and Eleusis are used interchangeably Indeed, the traces of Elefsina's glorious past are preserved at the ancient sanctuary of Demeter, in the heart of the city. The city has been named European Capital of Culture for 2023 along with Timisoara in Romania and Veszprém in Hungary Strolling around the surviving marble columns Due to its natural port and strategic location near the capital Elefsina has always occupied a prominent position on the Greek map where the cult of the past meets the challenges of the present Hard hit by the economic crisis in recent years residents now hope to write a new chapter in the city's history thanks to the allocation of European funds the city was known as a place of pilgrimage for the Eleusinian mysteries; the most secret religious rite of ancient Greece whose followers had to swear a vow in order to keep secret the ceremony Elefsina sanctuary was the place of worship of Demeter The rite symbolised the myth of Demeter who descended into the underworld to find her abducted daughter they both succeed in returning to the world - a return that signified rebirth and the coming of spring during the pilgrimages Eleusis represented the gate to the underworld but also the destination for a new beginning visitors can clearly see the smokestacks of abandoned or dying industries the march towards industrialisation completely changed the city landscape wire factories and petroleum reshaped the image of the contemporary Elefsina Industrial activity developed anarchically on the antiquities and next to the residential area industries hit by the economic decline began to close dealt the final blow to city's productive engine the city is hoping that a “cultural renaissance” will reverse its financial fortunes a company established by locals determined to promote Elefsina's cultural heritage Before the city was named European Capital of Culture stray cats and schoolchildren from Athens were the main visitors to the archaeological site Elefsina was penalised by its proximity to Athens: all energies and funds were directed to the capital while Elefsina sank in general indifference we aim to become a source of attraction for the capital itself thanks to our cultural activities,” Gkiokas tells Euronews Culture As a matter of facts under the impulse of the European capital initiative warehouses and industries have been converted into theatres museums and meeting places dedicated to cultural events and never thought of leaving the place where he was born many of his peers hurt by the economic crisis have left in search of a better future abroad Elefsina has always been a place where tales of loss and arrival have been recounted is where many Greek refugees from Asia Minor settled after the end of the Greek-Turkish war Asia Minor refugees doubled Elefsina's total population  Alongside Arvanites a bilingual Greek population of Albanian origins settled in the city for centuries there were also Greeks who emigrated from the poorest regions to be employed in factories It left the city both enriched culturally and economically Elefsina represents some of the most important challenges Europe is facing nowadays: that of managing the migration phenomenon as an opportunity for enrichment and creating new jobs in territories abandoned by industries,” says Gkiokas The European artistic program, named 2023 Eleusis and led by the general artistic director Michail Marmarinos focuses on three thematic axes: the first is people to discover hidden aspects of cultural diversity; the second centres on the environment seeking new ways to define the relationship with nature the European artistic program is focused on labour and explores the common continental challenges of precariousness and the model of a sustainable economy “The project is based on the idea of how we would like Elefsina to change for the better for its own inhabitants,” says Angeliki Lampiri director of Cultural Training of 2023 Eleusis “Our greatest achievement is to build something to remain We have started to change the general mindset and prove that culture is a toll for economic recovery but we will see the results in the next decade," adds Lampiri a choreography academy named U(R)TOPIAS has been established in a former bowling centre in Elefsina I imagined this Academy as I would have dreamt of it at the beginning of my career” artistic director Patricia Apergi tells Euronews Culture “I wanted the Academy to offer the opportunity that so many of us did not have I had to train abroad because there are no similar places in Greece,”  says Apergi More than 15 choreographers have participated in academy projects so far six artists will stage the choreographies they are working on with one aim: to build a bridge between their art and the host city "Some of the choreographers are studying the trade union struggles that once fuelled the city industrial hub Others are researching the history of ancient Elefsina From these stories they draw inspiration for new choreographies we believe it is important to leave a contribution not only to Greece The start of 2023 saw the walls of many Elefsina buildings covered with quotes from great artists who visited the city in the ancient and recent past the ancient roman philosopher Seneca (4 BC – 65 AD) wrote: "There are holy things that are not communicated all at once: Eleusis always keeps something back to show those who come again" The spirit of Eleusis 2023 seems to be encapsulated in this sentence: it’s the wish for a return The residents of the small city that grew up in the shadow of Athens still look towards the sea but today they wish to welcome rather than leave LBV Magazine English Edition The Ministry of Culture of Greece has approved a project to protect and enhance the remains of the Pisistratus Wall located in the archaeological site of Eleusis The initiative involves the installation of new roofs over the sections of adobe masonry that are preserved from the wall The goal is to achieve a rational design that satisfies both the monument protection requirements and the harmonious integration of the roofs into the archaeological site After studying the architectural and structural plans the Central Archaeological Museum of Athens issued a unanimous opinion in favor of the project Culture Minister Lina Mendoni stated: The importance of the Pisistratus Wall is enormous as it is one of the few preserved examples of defensive constructions made of adobe bricks After more than a hundred years since its discovery the volumes that were initially clear have deteriorated in many places and the joints are difficult to distinguish the existing roofs do not provide the necessary protection against weather phenomena The installation of new roofs will achieve the maximum possible protection of the remains against weather conditions and enhance the value of the monument with which the Athenian tyrant first walled the city of Eleusis and its Sanctuary in the late 6th century BC The wall underwent three different operating conditions during its long history: as a defensive enclosure and finally as a partially or fully excavated ruin The study’s objective is to protect the monument from the erosive effects of wind The design is guided by the harmonious integration of the roofs into the archaeological environment as well as by enhancing the importance of the monument Other expected benefits of a permanent roof include creating softer microclimate conditions and limiting the range and speed of temperature changes the roofs are strictly confined to the limits of the monument in order to harmonize with the underlying structure and reinforce the notion of continuity of the findings Glass panels with point supports will be used for the lateral coverage the height of the neighboring Cimonian Wall is taken into account to avoid negative impact The protection of the Pisistratus Wall is another intervention in Eleusis where a complex project is already underway and improving infrastructure and services for visitors The goal is to make the site more accessible a closer and more organic relationship with the city is 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mortality Performers of the Eleusinian Mysteries – Image credit: E Cathartic songs from ancient Greece heralded the Spring Equinox this past weekend in Eleusis Though completely destroyed by Christians in 395 CE the site includes the remains of the temples of Demeter In ancient times this was the site of ultimate pilgrimage for many Greeks and Romans where the tale of Persephone’s descent into the underworld was commemorated at the Great Mysteries each autumn equinox and her return each spring was celebrated in the Lesser Mysteries in the spring Emperor Hadrian and his lover-turned-deity Antinous and other famous figures of history were all initiated into the Mysteries here in Eleusis The exact nature of celebrations is not known the temple grounds were surrounded by hostels and campgrounds for pilgrims to sleep in as the Mysteries were thought to last several days leading up to and following the equinox in the time of Anthesterion The first and largest temple is the Temple to Demeter and Kore meaning “daughter,” sometimes translated as “maiden.” Behind the main temple is a temple to Hecate Persephone’s escort to and from the underworld Hecate’s temple guards the cave from which Persephone travels and a well thought to connect to the underworld is still visible Offerings of flowers and pomegranates were left at the cave’s mouth Pomegranates are sacred to Persephone as a symbol of life and death she was trapped in her marriage to Plouton (Hades) when she first descended to the underworld because she ate three seeds of the fruit A Greek orthodox church overlooks the ancient temples from the top of the mountain behind the site At ancient sites throughout Greece and Italy temples were often destroyed and the pieces used to make a church onsite; this is the case in Eleusis where a tower made of temple marble is visible from each part of the site: a reminder of Christian dominion seeking to erase pagan practices and memories as evidenced by Sunday’s moving performance was chosen this year as one of three of Europe’s Capitals of Culture This performance was curated by Lambros Liavas to “bring together rituals of lamentation through song.” The dances hail from Cappadocia in modern-day Turkey and the music from the Epirus region of Greece The theme of the performance was “The Great Mother Goddess,” in honor of Demeter’s associations with fertility and the cycle of the seasons The three sacred products of Greece – wine and wheat – are combined with the “traditional triad of ‘speech-music-dance,” to evince the core of human experience: the “Cycle of Life” and the “Cycle of Time.” In this theme the songs were lamentations for lost loved ones a reader told of the women characters in each song and the suffering they went through increasing the effect of the song’s emotions permalink permalink permalink permalink permalink permalink permalink permalink permalink permalink permalink permalink Catharsis is often attributed as the greatest purpose for the Mystery cults a woman from the audience rose and tearfully explained to all present that she was from Epirus and had never heard these songs performed with such raw and real emotion The organizers made it clear that this performance is meant to embrace the shared cultures across the Balkans for all humanity to share in the acceptance of death and experience of grief through music More than one hundred people came to watch this performance from all over the world: amongst the attendees were people from the United States Performances, lectures, workshops, and other activities will continue throughout the year in Elefsina, including multiple museums and art exhibitions. Many activities are free of charge. More information is available on the 2023 Eleusis – European Capital of Culture website The Wild Hunt is not responsible for links to external content Visit our The Wild Hunt subreddit! Point your favorite browser to https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Wild_Hunt_News/ to be notified of new articles posted to our subreddit Elyse Welles is a practicing witch for over ten years on 3 continents and is initiated in an eclectic Faery Tradition coven Selected by Free Verse Revolution as a 'Best Poet of 2022' She is a regular contributor for The Wild Hunt News and her essay on Tolkien and neo-paganism is forthcoming in an anthology by Luna Press Publishing bringing you to sacred sites and practices through online workshops and meditations She also cohosts the Magick Kitchen Podcast Read her works and sign up for her newsletter at seekingnumina.com and follow her on Instagram Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has signed financing agreement to provide a $125 million loan to ONEX Elefsis Shipyards and Industries (ONEX) to rehabilitate and modernize the Elefsina shipyard (the former Neorion Elefsis) near Athens The Greek government formally approved the transfer of the shipyard, which has been going through bankruptcy restructuring, to ONEX on October 11, subject to final court approval, which came on October 20. The DFC funding, which had reportedly been approved in June This is the second Greek shipyard turnaround to be undertaken by ONEX, following its reopening of the Neorion shipyard in Syros. DFC says that its financing will help create a strategically critical maritime and energy supply hub for the region by expanding the shipyard’s capacity to service LNG carriers (presumably including those carrying U.S. LNG exports) promoting European energy security and diversification and bolstering the U.S.-Greece partnership through a transparent “DFC’s investment in the Elefsina shipyard will develop a maritime and energy supply hub that will create good local jobs here in Greece and help the country and region become less reliant on Russian energy,” said DFC CEO Scott Nathan “DFC is proud to advance this high-quality infrastructure project that will generate more reliable access to energy and foster greater economic growth and prosperity for our partners across the region.” Nathan joined Greek Minister of Development and Investment Kostas Skrekas and U.S Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis at the shipyard for the signing ceremony ONEX will expand the shipyard’s capacity to repair and upgrade ships particularly ships that service the nearby Revithoussa LNG terminal DFC says this will promote increased access to reliable secure energy in the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe by expanding high-quality infrastructure to support diversification of LNG supply for the region – a critical undertaking amid Russia’s attempts to destabilize regional energy access The Elefsina shipyard is strategically located near several key gas trade routes ONEX will use DFC financing to transform the shipyard into an energy supply hub supporting LNG shipping lanes in the Mediterranean and Aegean seas and supporting Greece’s renewable energy goals April 2025 Marine Log’s Top Women in Maritime Celebration 2025 Support Lucid NewsEssential Psychedelic Journalism Beckley Psytech, the private UK-based company led by longtime psychonaut Lady Amanda Feilding and her son, Cosmo Feilding Mellen, has agreed to acquire Eleusis Therapeutics one of the first venture-backed startups to research psychedelic medicines The agreement, which was first reported by Lucid News reflects the difficult fundraising environment faced by companies in the psychedelics sector Eleusis tried to go public in January 2022 in an effort to raise up to $288 million from investors but the deal was abandoned when investors soured on biotech stocks and risky bets on psychedelics In a press release Beckley said that it will soon begin a clinical trial of Eleusis’ ELE-101 Beckley said that ELE-101 “has the potential to deliver a more consistent and controllable response in patients significantly shorter treatment duration and less variability compared to oral formulations of psilocybin.” Industry analyst Josh Hardman, writing in his Psychedelic Alpha newsletter said that a shorter-acting psilocybin drug would have “obvious benefits in terms of convenience and cost.” Beckley Psytech is developing other fast-acting psychedelics Less certain is the status of Eleusis’ pioneering research into the anti-inflammatory properties of psychedelics said in an email to Lucid News that ELE-102 a new chemical entity that resembles a psychedelic called DOI “is included in the library of novel psychedelic compounds which Beckley Psytech has acquired.” But the father-and-son scientists leading the studies of the anti-inflammatory properties of psychedelics – Charles Nichols, a professor of pharmacology at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, and his father David Nichols a founder of the Heffter Research Institute and veteran psychopharmacologist – were told not to count on the company’s support David Nichols wrote: “Cosmo told Chuck they didn’t have the funds to develop it now.” He noted that there was no mention of ELE-102 in the Beckley announcement Charles Nichols said his research will continue “I have had significant funding for the basic science of this from several sources over the years and I am able to keep this area of research very active moving forward,” he said in an email A generous gift from an anonymous donor helped fund his research into the mechanism of action for anti-inflammatory effects The philanthropist Cody Swift and his RiverStyx Foundation are currently supporting his work The anti-inflammatory potential of psychedelics has generated considerable excitement. In a peer-reviewed paper Charles Nicholas and colleagues wrote that DOI could become an “extraordinarily potent potential therapeutic avenue for the treatment of disorders” including “atherosclerosis saying the company hoped to develop a drug that could be administered as eye drops to treat diseases of the retina caused by inflammation Raz will become the chief business officer of Beckley Psytech federal government has agreed to provide a $125 million loan to ONEX Elefsis Shipyards and Industries (ONEX) for the rehabilitation and modernization of the Elefsina shipyard near Athens This funding is made available through the U.S International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) the federal government’s development finance institution The investment by DFC aims to transform the shipyard into a strategically critical maritime and energy supply hub for the region ONEX will expand the shipyard’s capacity to repair and upgrade ships particularly liquified natural gas (LNG) carriers servicing the nearby Revithoussa LNG terminal The strategic location of the shipyard near key gas trade routes will enable ONEX to establish it as an energy supply hub for LNG shipping lanes in the Mediterranean and Aegean seas The expansion of the shipyard’s capacity to service LNG carriers will not only promote European energy security and diversification “DFC’s investment in the Elefsina shipyard will develop a maritime and energy supply hub that will create good local jobs here in Greece and help the country and region become less reliant on Russian energy,” said DFC CEO Scott Nathan DFC’s investment is expected to increase the shipyard’s capacity to service up to 200 ships annually the project will include the construction of a 30MW solar farm to provide energy to the shipyard and the local grid The upgrades will also involve repurposing part of the shipbuilding infrastructure for the fabrication and assembly of wind turbines The signing ceremony took place at the shipyard and was attended by CEO Nathan Greek Minister of Development and Investment Kostas Skrekas In a separate announcement this week, DFC revealed its commitment of over half a billion dollars to support the development of a deepwater shipping container terminal in the Port of Colombo aiming to further strengthen the U.S.’s strategic position in one of the world’s key transit hubs Sign up for gCaptain’s newsletter and never miss an update and updates delivered daily straight to your inbox The Port of Long Beach has emerged as America’s busiest container port in the first quarter of 2025 achieving record-breaking cargo volumes ahead of what could be a dramatic downturn.. 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Subscribe to gCaptain Daily and stay informed with the latest global maritime and offshore news Stay informed with the latest maritime and offshore news For general inquiries and to contact us,please email: [email protected] To submit a story idea or contact our editors, please email: [email protected] For advertising opportunities contactEmail: [email protected]Phone: +1.805.704.2536 Essential news coupled with the finest maritime content sourced from across the globe Eleusis Holdings, a venture capital-backed startup company that funded pioneering research into the anti-inflammatory properties of psychedelics, is close to an agreement to be acquired by Beckley Psytech the UK-based company led by Lady Amanda Feilding and her son When Lucid News broke the news that Eleusis had agreed to be acquired a spokesman for Beckley Psytech said that the company “can confirm that we are in discussions to potentially acquire Eleusis Therapeutics and there is no certainty at this time that one will be signed.” Founded in 2013 by former Goldman Sachs banker Shlomi Raz Eleusis is one of the first for-profit startups focused on bringing psychedelic substances through the process of becoming FDA-approved medicines The company has been seeking to raise capital to continue its research and bring a product to market since late last year.  who owns a majority of Eleusis’ voting shares agreed to sell to Beckley after efforts to raise a new round of financing for the company did not succeed.  Notably, Eleusis announced in January that it would go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company or SPAC – created to acquire or merge with an existing company – in an effort to raise up to $288 million from investors “This is an ideal moment for Eleusis to go public,” Raz said then The challenge facing Eleusis and other biotech startups is that scientific research and bringing a psychedelic therapy or compound to market can take years or decades testing the fortitude of even patient investors Gaining FDA approval for a psychedelic medicine is time-consuming and expensive Future possibilities. Eleusis had been making headway with two strains of research. It has been developing a new chemical entity known as ELE-Psilo which is designed to intravenously deliver psilocin intense and cost-effective drug experience But what makes Eleusis stand apart from its peers is the company’s pathbreaking work with David and Charles Nichols, father-and-son scientists who uncovered the anti-inflammatory properties of a long-lasting psychedelic called DOI – 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine. David Nichols is the founding president of the Heffter Research Institute while his son runs a lab at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center that has shown that DOI reduces inflammation in mice That finding has implications for a variety of ailments that affect people..  How the Feildings plan to pursue the research is unclear has supported research into psychedelics since 1998 Update: This article has been revised to include a statement from Beckley Psytech regarding a potential acquisition of Eleusis Therapeutics World Subscribers only In Zurich the leaf blower war or the anti-'woke' backlash World Subscribers only Germany's Friedrich Merz is embracing pragmatism World Subscribers only Trump-Carney meeting: Canada seeks reconciliation World Subscribers only Founder of Sant'Egidio community fears next pope could undo Francis's legacy Opinion Subscribers only 'Russian gas and Europe is an old story that ended badly Economy Subscribers only Europe's steel industry 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Athenians have hardly ventured there these last decades Low houses and abandoned factories overlook the high chimneys of the refineries Its bay is littered with wrecked or abandoned ships Swimming is not recommended because of the many chemicals discharged into the water But Elefsina is also the home of the ancient playwright Aeschylus and has a rich archaeological site The city was one of the most important religious centers of antiquity and rites dedicated to the cult of Demeter the city became an important industrial center and welcomed thousands of Greek refugees from Asia Minor driven out by Turkish nationalists in 1922 despite these scars of the past that have marked the environment Elefsina has been chosen to be one of the European capitals of culture for 2023 You have 86.31% of this article left to read Lecture du Monde en cours sur un autre appareil Vous pouvez lire Le Monde sur un seul appareil à la fois Ce message s’affichera sur l’autre appareil Parce qu’une autre personne (ou vous) est en train de lire Le Monde avec ce compte sur un autre appareil Vous ne pouvez lire Le Monde que sur un seul appareil à la fois (ordinateur En cliquant sur « Continuer à lire ici » et en vous assurant que vous êtes la seule personne à consulter Le Monde avec ce compte Que se passera-t-il si vous continuez à lire ici Ce dernier restera connecté avec ce compte Vous pouvez vous connecter avec votre compte sur autant d’appareils que vous le souhaitez mais en les utilisant à des moments différents Nous vous conseillons de modifier votre mot de passe Votre abonnement n’autorise pas la lecture de cet article merci de contacter notre service commercial and claims to be the first company in the world dedicated to transforming psychedelics into medicines PA: Could you start by giving us a brief overview of Eleusis SR: Eleusis was founded in 2013 as the world’s first company dedicated to the transformation of psychedelics into medicines a former managing director at Goldman Sachs a current professor of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics at Louisiana State University Eleusis has the unprecedented opportunity to address a broad spectrum of urgent unmet needs through unlocking both the anti-inflammatory potential of psychedelics and their safe-use within psychiatry The company’s collective IP portfolio scientific and clinical research expertise and enable Eleusis to pursue two significant opportunities: PA: Most of the companies we speak to in the psychedelics space are focussing exclusively on mental health disorders but Eleusis has a significant focus on chronic inflammatory diseases What led to the decision to also pursue that path SR: Prior to the founding of Eleusis in 2013 two pathways for the comprehensive transformation of psychedelics into medicines were identified and cost-efficient delivery of psychoactive drug therapy The second pathway was via the transformation of psychedelics into anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective medicines for the treatment of a broad spectrum of unmet needs associated with chronic inflammatory disease Based on the research findings of our scientific founder Eleusis launched a preclinical and clinical development program in 2015 focused on the development of new drug candidates capable of exerting anti-inflammatory effects at dose concentrations unlikely to give rise to perceptible effects and the evaluation of existing drug candidates that have potential in the prevention of neurodegeneration The Eleusis drug development program established the viability of low dose LSD in healthy elderly adults and set the stage for a Phase II study in Alzheimer’s disease in 2023 This program has also led to the discovery of new drug candidates (e.g etc…) suitable for clinical development as sub-perceptual anti-inflammatory therapeutics and the identification of multiple indications supported by preclinical research While many of these indications are highly promising for future development (e.g Crohn’s disease) we have prioritized clinical development within ophthalmology The rationale for the prioritization of ophthalmology stems from extensive preclinical evidence supporting the safety and efficacy of our development candidates the therapeutic target of our drug candidates is highly expressed throughout the human eye and the capacity of Eleusis drug candidates to reach the retina via topical administration could be a “game changer” in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy and other degenerative diseases of the retina We further hypothesize that the low dose concentrations required for therapeutic effect in ophthalmology may provide an acceptable safety margin for clinical development and regulatory approval you have two ‘wings’ of the Company: drug development related to chronic inflammatory diseases and care delivery for psychoactive drug therapy Which of these do you see coming to market first SR: Eleusis currently projects that its care delivery platform will be available for ketamine clinics in Q3/Q4 2021 and our ophthalmology development will reach Phase I/II milestones in Q4 2022/Q1 2023 do you have any intention to conduct research and development of psychedelic substances do you exclusively intend to provide the delivery platform and infrastructure SR: The development of the Eleusis care delivery platform will be advanced through contemporaneous clinical trials of drug therapies and adjunctive technologies that will be delivered via the platform PA: You hold a number of patents related to psychedelic drug therapies, including one pertaining to the use of LSD for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease Will generating and defending an IP portfolio be necessary to your Company’s success PA: You have previously received approval from the NHS Health Research Authority to conduct studies using low doses of LSD Do you believe the regulatory environment in the UK is conducive to your R&D or do you plan to engage with regulatory bodies and processes elsewhere (US and Canadian regulatory environments are all conducive to our R&D plan and we have been greatly encouraged by both public statements and private communications with these authorities Nichols who is renowned for his work on the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor we couldn’t find much information regarding your broader team Could you talk about how your team is structured SR: Eleusis is structured with two separate leadership teams, focused respectively on care delivery and drug development. Please see here and here for background information on our leadership teams SR: Advancement of the Company’s preclinical and clinical development towards 2021/22 clinical trial milestones which enable potential inflections in the company’s valuation and the buildout of the company’s clinical PA: How has COVID-19 affected your operations and growth SR: It has not altered the trajectory of our preclinical development effort but has limited face-to-face meetings within the team and with external collaborators and investors PA: Many of our readers are keen to invest in companies in the space Are you planning any private placements or public offerings PA: What are you most excited about for Eleusis Eleusis is the first company in the world dedicated to transforming psychedelics into medicines Eleusis has cultivated a diverse range of opportunities across a broad spectrum of urgent unmet needs We are thrilled to see these opportunities mature into clinic-ready programs that are on-track to 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'+(null!=(o=c(e,"if").call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2PreText"):l,{name:"if",hash:{},fn:n.program(32,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:63,column:20},end:{line:63,column:61}}}))?o:"")+"\n"+(null!=(o=(c(e,"ifAll")||l&&c(l,"ifAll")||n.hooks.helperMissing).call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Text"):l,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Link"):l,{name:"ifAll",hash:{},fn:n.program(34,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:64,column:20},end:{line:70,column:30}}}))?o:"")+" A musician in the deep state of a creative crisis is signed to a rehab program at a highly protected isolated sanatorium that promises a lifetime warranty for endless inspiration Inspired by the director’s own “creative crisis” Andzej Gavriss’ 25 minute short ELEUSIS takes its audience on a nightmarish journey through a cult-like sanitorium where struggling artists go to drink bulls urine and rediscover their talent A film of incredible production values and featuring a couple of truly mesmerising dance sequences ELEUSIS is set to be one of the most original and memorable shorts we feature on S/W in 2021 ELEUSIS is what we’d classify as a “long short” here at S/W but Gavriss’ film doesn’t waste any of that runtime with unnecessary padding or showboating within the opening two minutes you’ve been introduced to the musician at the centre of its story witnessed the downward spiral threatening to ruin his career and been presented with a solution to his crisis – in the form of the mysterious We talk a lot about the importance of a strong opening in the world of online short and ELEUSIS has it nailed “A urinating bull is a symbol of our film and a saint animal for Eleusinian ritual” – production designer Julija Fricsone Gavriss but Gavriss gives you just enough space to breathe as our senses are overloaded with the oddities of this strange rehab programme From the aforementioned drinking of bull’s urine (inspired by an ancient Eleusinian ritual) to the role of Dio and his trio of oversized assistants the intrigue is maddening and when combined with the incredible attention to detail in the production you don’t dare look away for a second in fear of missing something And I haven’t even touched on those incredible dance sequences yet From Hal Hartley to Buffalo ’66, Ex Machina and fellow S/W pick Shadow Animals I have a bit of thing for unexpected dance sequences in films and though the choreographed routines in ELEUSIS don’t feel as out of place as some of those previous examples highlighting the directorial confidence of Gavriss in his vision They also work strongly in strengthening the ritualistic feel of the “treatment” at the sanitorium if the first dance sequence catches you somewhat off-guard by the time the second arrives you are much more accustomed to it feeling a part of the ELEUSIS family – one of its children Yuriv and Andrey Ostapenko play Dio’s ominous assistants in ELEUSIS Storytelling is very much our focus here on S/W and though Gavriss’ short wears its influences on its sleeve it also manages to be a very distinct piece when it comes to narrative to talk about the film and not delve into that glorious production would be a crime Quizzing the filmmaker about his aesthetic Gavriss openly shared what he describes as the “ELEUSIS bible” (a series of documents plotting the finer details – cast design etc – of the film) with me and my assumptions on the level of planning that must have gone into the shoot were confirmed From the impact of fashion and music (the lead’s rehab outfit is very Kurt Cobain) on the wardrobe choice to the influence of Fincher on the colour palette, it’s clear the director and his production designer Julija Fricsone Gavriss had a clear picture of how they wanted their film to look and worked tirelessly to make it happen but even when things changed and the original vision couldn’t be fulfilled the choices made all seemed to work in favour of the film – Dio’s assistant for example was originally pictured as a character much like ‘The Mountain’ from Game of Thrones Yuriv and Andrey Ostapenko instead was a real masterstroke and you can’t imagine the film without them With a string of Staff Picked videos to his name on Vimeo Gavriss is a filmmaker we’ve had an eye on for a while now and with ELEUSIS released online without any prior knowledge of it from our team we’re excited to finally feature his work on our platform Soon to release a film supporting LGBTQ rights in Russia (a piece he describes as “the most challenging and important project” he’s worked on so far) this is a filmmaker we expect big things from in the future one of the assets boasted by Athens was control of a numinous place called Eleusis seekers of illumination processed along the Sacred Way from the foot of the Acropolis to a seaside temple where they underwent a secret rite It was forbidden on pain of death to disclose what happened All that is known is that having fasted for three days initiates would quaff a drink and then be presented with “things enacted things 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