Eleusinian Mysteries

For the Greek people, most of their lives centered around honor. In the text from both Homer and Hesiod, the importance of honor is subtle and effectively shown. To the Greek people, the idea of having honor in social, economic, and political mean that they could pass on to future generations meant everything. Social honor among men, women, and with the gods could all be different things in terms of what actions needed to be taken to be considered honorees, however, being honorable was still…