The bearers of the mystic cists in the Ceresian and Eleusinian processions were called Cistophori and Canephorae.
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Ceresian
//səˈɹiːzi.ən//
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I shall want the Olympic twigs, the Pindaric olives, and the germinal sprigs of the Ceres'''-ian Ciros, &c, in the course of my remarks on druidical ceremonies. [italics in original]
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Many years ago, a Mr. Torbit brought forward a Ceresian scheme for producing a disease-proof potato.
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Some day I hope to hear the Corybantian dances and perhaps the Ceresian music of Eleusia.
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