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	Eleusina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elefsina (Greek: Ελεύσινα, Ancient/Katharevousa: Ἐλευσίς Eleusis) is a small town about 30 km NW of Athens, seat of administration of the prefecture West Attica.
		Elefsina is the town where the majority of crude oil in Greece is imported and refined.
		Athens's nearest military airport is a few kilometers east of Elefsina.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eleusis (320 words)

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		The women in Elefsina had danced for the first time around of this well in order to honor Dimitra.
		On the first day they transferred the secret sacred items of the goddess from Elefsina to Athens and they placed them in her sanctuary which was called Elefsinio and was below the Acropolis.
		The only thing that is known to us is that the hierophant showed to the mystics an ear of corn which was harvested by a silent harvester.
	hellas.teipir.gr /prefectures/english/Attikis/Elefsina.htm (494 words)

	GreeceNow: Mourning rock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Caught in the middle of this three-way tug of war are the people of Elefsina who emerge as heroic, compassionate and uncertain in the face of late 20th century construction, development and industrialization.
		Elefsina was chosen, the director explains, as it is home to striking historical contrasts.
		To Athens contemporaries Elefsina is an unappealing industrial sideshow on the national road towards Corinth, to the ancients it was a point of pilgrimage.
	www1.greece.gr /CULTURE/VisualArts/mourningrock.stm (531 words)

	The mysthic Elefsina
		While being in Elefsina, the Goddess Demeter had a misunderstood with the king Keleos and his family which made her want to aisolate from the town's people and attract a disastrous situation, with droughts, famines, and loss of harvests to the entire town.
		As it can be noticed according to its past and the mythology related to it, the town of Elefsina is a very interesting destination, often described as one of the most appealing ones in all Greece.
		Bologna is designed in such a way that allows visitors and tourists to meet many of its main buildings, monuments, parks and attractive areas by walking to them due to the short distance which separates them from the city's center.
	www.eurotomic.com /greece/the-mysthic-elefsina.php (413 words)

	Eleusinian Mysteries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The rites, cultic worships, and beliefs were kept secret, for initiation rites united the worshipper with god, and included promises of divine power and rewards in life after death.
		Eleusis (modern-day Elefsina) was a small town located about 30 km NW of Athens.
		It was an agricultural town, producing wheat and barley.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eleusinian_mysteries (1973 words)

	ELEFSINA \| Archaeological Sites \| Holidays in Greece \| On-line tourism and traveling services \| Holidayshop.gr
		According to ancient myth, the goddess Demeter arrived in Elefsina dressed as an old lady, desperately looking for her daughter Persephone who had been kidnapped by the god of Hades, Pluto.
		After a while king Keleos took her in, and in return for his hospitality the goddess considered it her duty to stay and raise his son, Demophodas, without telling anyone who she really was.
		The decline of the sanctuary of Elefsina is associated with the dominance of Christianity and the legislative decrees of Theodosius I (379 A.D.) banning all ancient cults.
	www.holidayshop.gr /textsEn.asp?ElementId=2347 (1749 words)

	Greek shipbuilding industry in crisis
		Interviewees included the president of "Triaina", the enterprise-level union in the Skaramangas shipyard, and the president of SENE, the enterprise-level union in the Elefsina shipyard, as well as the vice-chair of the board of directors of the Elefsina shipyard.
		The present situation in the Skaramangas and Elefsina shipyards is characteristic of the recession plaguing the shipbuilding industry as a whole and of the dramatic fall in employment.
		According to the vice-president of Elefsina, Skaramangas is not a private shipyard, and therefore cannot easily adapt to the conditions of the private sector economy.
	www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int /2000/02/feature/gr0002164f.html (2293 words)

	Houses / homes for sale or for rent in Elefsina - Vacation Rental (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		If you are considering buying real estate in Elefsina, or anywhere else for that matter, the most widely used method of borrowing the funds to make the purchase is a mortgage.
		When renting a home in Elefsina you are usually limited to the changes/improvements you can make.
		In many cases vacation rentals in Elefsina are offered by the owners of the property but in some instances real estate agents offer vacation rentals in Elefsina.
	www.propertyworld.com /_Greece_Attiki_Elefsina (831 words)

	TITAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		On the 29 and 30 of June this year Titan Cement arranged a distribution of ornamental plants at the Elefsina Town Hall.
		The distribution was organized in collaboration with the Elefsina Council and the plants were donated from the Titan nurseries.
		Ambatzoglou, voiced the gratitude of the community for this gesture by Titan, expressing the local people’s appreciation of the valuable part the Company has played in the life of the local community ever since Titan came to Elefsina, more than a hundred years ago.
	www.titan.gr /en/news/announcements_full.asp?NewsID=92 (115 words)

	A.N.A. Bulletin, 17/08/95 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The prime minister said the decision to shut down the Elefsina Shipyards was due to the "bad 1992 contract" under which the Group acquired the yards.
		Regarding the Elefsina Shipyards in particular, the announcement denied that the Group did not pay funds to purchase the shipyards and stressed that, on signing the contract, 2.8 billion drachmas was paid to the selling banks while shareholders themselves paid another 1.2 billion drachmas.
		The Elefsina Shipyards operated at a loss due exclusively to state contracts for building troop carriers (a loss of eight billion drachmas) and a delay in implementing the contract with the Hellenic Rail Organisation (a loss of three billion drachmas).
	www.hri.org /cgi-bin/brief?/news/greek/ana/1995/95-08-17.ana.html (2875 words)

	A.N.A. Bulletin, 18/08/95 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Papantoniou said the government had agreed to liquidate the Elefsina shipyard but keep it operating until a new buyer was found.
		A Peratikos spokesman said the group was "misled" as to the true value of Elefsina shipyard which was auctioned off at $36 million by the previous cash-strapped conservative government in 1992.
		Hundreds of Elefsina workers staged protests this week urging the government to take control of the once state-run shipyard.
	www.hri.org /cgi-bin/brief?/news/greek/ana/1995/95-08-18.ana.html (2753 words)

	Athens
		There are two motorways that travel to the west towards Patra: (GR-8A, E94) and to the north towards Thessaloniki (GR-1, E75).
		In 2001-2004 a ring road toll-motorway (Attiki Odos) was gradually completed, which extends from Elefsina on the west to the airport after circling the city from the north, plus another from Kaisariani to Glyka Nera where it meets the main road for Eleusis and the airport.
		Its total length is now about 70 km, up from 18 km in March 2001 when the first section opened to traffic.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/at/athens.html (3801 words)

	The Curse of Eleusis
		Less known is the story of Edward Daniel Clark and the curse of Saint Dimitra
		The city of Eleusis, now known as Elefsina, a city between Athens and Corinth, was built around the sanctuary and temple of Demeter, the goddess of crops, which dated back to Mycenaean times.
		Ask the driver to let you off at the Sanctuary (Heron), which is off to the left of the main road, before the center of town.
	www.athensguide.com /eleusis (1072 words)

	ELEFSINA Hotels - lodging in Greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		With ELEFSINA and Greece top properties and hot deals.
		Deep discounts and last minute deals on ELEFSINA hotels, with savings on the top resorts, lodges and inns.
		Check the ELOUNDA city and the DROSIA city for more deals on Greece hotel rooms and lodging accommodations.
	www.americashistoricplaces.com /hotels_greece/ELEFSINA.htm (103 words)

	Elefsina Hotels Listed Alphabetically
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	Elefsina
		AncientWorlds > Hellas > Groups > THE GREAT STOA > The Mysteries of Eleusis > Eleusis > Elefsina
		The modern day town of Elefsina is seldom visited by tourists.
		Indeed, access to some parts of it are restricted due to the Greek government’s naval base being situated there.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/409525 (283 words)

	EVTA - European Vocational Training Association
		Homepage > Members > Full Members > OAED - Greece > Centers > Elefsina
		KETEK of ELEFSINA - Manpower Employment Organisation - Greece
		VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES (KETEK) provide their facilities for all potential types of training.
	www.evta.net /oaed/center-elefsina.asp (97 words)

	ELEFSINA - location in (GTP) Greek Travel Pages
		Ancient name, Industrial area, Beaches under Ministry of Environment Inspection, Port, Beach, Town hall
		North (N) coastline of: ELEFSINAS GULF, Gulf, WEST ATTICA, GREECE
		If you want to see them individually choose one from the list below or
	www.gtp.gr /Locpage.asp?id=330 (64 words)

	Athens HHH - Hare's Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Ethniki Odos: On the Ethniki Odos pass the Elefsina exit;
		The metro stops only northbound (at present due to station construction), so those arriving from north can either alight at Monastiraki and walk to Thisio or go to Petralona to change trains.
		When arriving the Elefsina Nafpiggy, call the hare and you'll be picked up, if you're a latecomer - walk the rest 5k's to the start and arrive for the circle.
	www.athenshash.com /Main_HTML/resources-hare.htm (9976 words)

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	Off To Greece \| Paralio Astros \| Getting there \| Driving (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		From the airport take the main route to Athina
		See sign for Elefsina — follow it Athina signs will eventually take you into the city
		You will see a sign for Korinthos ahead (information only)
	www.offtogreece.co.uk /athenstoastros.html (286 words)

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