What does telesterion mean?
Telesterion means A building used to celebrate sacred rites in Ancient Greece..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A building used to celebrate sacred rites in Ancient Greece..
Central among them is what, to avoid controversy, it is convenient to call the telesterion: a building designed to accommodate the faithful inside, and thus unique among the forms of Greek sacred architecture.
With each successive telesterion, the structure grew in size and capacity, an expansion that indicates the growing and continued popularity of the cult […]
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Telesterion means A building used to celebrate sacred rites in Ancient Greece..
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Central among them is what, to avoid controversy, it is convenient to call the telesterion: a building designed to accommodate the faithful inside, and thus unique among the forms of Greek sacred architecture.
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