Kykeon

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Kykeon (from the Ancient Greek: "to stir, to mix") is widely believed to be psychedelic beverage used in the Eleusinian Mysteries[1] as an initiation rite in the Telesterion hall.

Ingredients

Kykeon was thought to be made of mainly water, barley and naturally occurring substances. Others were thought to be made of a combination of wine and grated cheese[2].

References

  1. González Wagner, Carlos (1984). Psicoactivos, misticismo y religión en el mundo antiguo. Complutense University of Madrid.
  2. Guthrie, W. K. C. (1978). A History of Greek Philosophy. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 449.

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