West of Athens proper, Eleusis (Elefsina in the modern vernacular) was the starting point of the Iera Odos (Sacred Way) that connected Eleusis with ancient Athens to the east, and was also the home of the cryptic and pre-eminent Eleusinian Mysteries.
Zapadno od same Atene, Eleusis (suvremeni naziv Elefsina) je bio početna točka Iere Odosa (Svetog puta), koji je Eleusis na istoku povezivao s drevnom Atenom, a tu su se nalazile i kriptične preeminentne Eleusijske misterije.