Baptistery
Christian Graves
Demeter Temple
Dedication Statue
Isis Temple

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The photos were taken by Emily Myallis, also a student at Luther Seminary. 

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Demeter Temple

This is the temple of Demeter, the Greco-Roman goddess of the fertility.  Her name originally meant "mother earth."

Her daughter, Persephone, was abducted by Hades. Every spring however, he offered to let her return and hence the warm spring that gives crops.  This abduction and return was celebrated in the spring.  The main celebration took place outside of Athens at Eleusis.  To this day we do not know what happened there.

How is the temple of Demeter significant for understanding the world of Paul?

Although many of the traditional Greek gods had lost their significance, worship of Demeter continues well past the death of Christ.  Her worshippers needed to be inducted.

source:
info on Demeter:  Placards at Delphi Museum, July 2006.