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To participate in these mysteries one had to swear a vow of secrecy. Four categories of people participated in the Eleusinian Mysteries: | To participate in these mysteries one had to swear a vow of secrecy. Four categories of people participated in the Eleusinian Mysteries: | ||
* Priests, priestesses, and hierophants.Initiates, undergoing the ceremony for the first time. | * Priests, priestesses, and hierophants. | ||
* Others who had already participated at least once. | * Initiates, undergoing the ceremony for the first time. | ||
* Others who had already participated at least once. They were eligible for the fourth category. | |||
* Those who had attained "contemplation", who had learned the secrets of the greatest mysteries of Demeter. | * Those who had attained "contemplation", who had learned the secrets of the greatest mysteries of Demeter. | ||