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Eleusina
Elefsina (Greek: ΕλεύĎινα, Ancient/Katharevousa: Eleusis) is a small town about 30 km NW of Athens, seat of administration of the prefecture West Attica. It is best known for having been the site of the Eleusinian Mysteries, one of the major cults of ancient Greece.
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