hierophant
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thumb|upright=1.5|Votive relief depicting the hierophant of the Eleusinian Mysteries addressing [[Demeter and Persephone, 2nd century AD, Ancient Agora of Athens Museum Greece.]]
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thumb|upright=1.5|Votive relief depicting the hierophant of the Eleusinian Mysteries addressing [[Demeter and Persephone, 2nd century AD, Ancient Agora of Athens Museum Greece.]]
A hierophant () is a person who brings religious congregants into the presence of that which is deemed holy. As such, a hierophant is an interpreter of sacred mysteries and arcane principles.
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