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 grada Atine, Eleusis (na savremenom dijalektu Elefsina) bio je polazna tačka lera Odosa (Svetog puta) koji je povezivao Eleusis sa antičkom Atinom na istoku, a u njemu su se nalazile i čuvene eleusinske misterije.