You might find these articles interesting: 1. ) https://sacred-texts.com/cla/ebm/ebm05.htm 2. ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleusinian_Mysteries > "The Mysteries represented the myth of the abduction of Persephone from her mother Demeter by the king of the underworld Hades, in a cycle with three phases: the descent (loss), the search, and the ascent, with the main theme being the ascent (ἄνοδος) of Persephone and the reunion with her mother. It was a major festival during the Hellenic era, and later spread to Rome." I'm noticing a pattern here: descent -> searching -> ascent as a path of spiritual initiation.