Eumolpidae

Eumolpidae in Wikipedia

The Eumolpidae (Greek: Ευμολπιδαι) were one of the sacred Eleusinian families of priests that ran the Eleusinian Mysteries during the Hellenic era. They popularized the cult and allowed many more to be initiated into the great secrets of Demeter and Persephone. The Eumolpidae were descendants of Eumolpus, one of the first priests of Demeter at Eleu...

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Eumolpĭdae in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

(Εὐμολπίδαι). The most distinguished and venerable among the priestly families in Attica, believed to be the descendants of the Thracian bard Eumolpus, the introducer of the Eleusinian mysteries into Attica (Diod. Sic.i. 29; Apollod. iii. 15.4.) The ἱεροφάντης was always a member of the family of the Eumolpidae, as Eumolpus himself was believed to ...

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