Eleusis - Site of Eleusinian Mysteries

We drove from Korfos to Eleusis for a visit to the ancient site nearby to Athens.  Restoration here and at all the ancient sites is underway.

Later on, did Christianity appeased some of the locals by a more concrete adaptation of this "optimistic view of life after death"?  Life's journey, marked by the unavoidable experience of suffering, could be given quite a transcendental lift if one's consciousness became fully invested in the notion that things get better after death.  A dangerous self-delusion argues Zizek.

Anna at the Telesterion

Caryiatid from Eleusis

Caryiatid

These young men played cards on a Tuesday morning and left their coffee drinks untouched.  Unemployment, especially among the young is very high.