The Olympian religion of ancient Greece was a fear-based religion, whereas the many mystery religions of ancient Greece were primarily hope-based. Olympian religion was based on fear due to the instability and unpredictability of gods and goddesses; it was believed that they could change their minds whenever they wanted. This left mortals fearful and willing to do anything to avoid the wrath of the gods and goddesses. However, mystery religions were based on hope and community, providing a sense of belonging due to their classless nature. Mystery religions also offered the belief of a better life after death, which appealed to many Greeks. Additionally, there were many secret rites that offered mortals a way to communicate directly with the god of the mystery religion. Many mystery religions such as the Dionysian religion and the Eleusinian religion offered the Greeks a sense of belonging and community. Not much information is known about the mystery religions of ancient Greece because they are very secretive and the price of talking about them was death in ancient Greece. Thanks to this secrecy, religions offered a feeling of belonging among initiates. For example, all Greek-speaking peoples could share the gift of initiation into the Eleusinian mysteries. The Eleusinian mysteries were open to any Greek speaker, man, woman or even slave (Lecture Notes). Initially, only men were allowed access to the mystery, but soon all Athenians were allowed admission into the mystery religion, although initiates had to travel to Eleusis (“Mystery Religion” n.d.). In ancient Greece there was a sense of community and belonging in a Greek being able to say "I am initiated into the religion of Eleusinus...... middle of paper ...... Britain." Mircea Eliade "From Primitives to Zen": THE ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES, nd Man and the Sacred, consulted March 16, 2014, .'Mystery religion' nd, in Encyclopaedia Britannica, consulted March 12, 2014, .Orphée, nd, Vase , Ovid's Metamorphoses, accessed March 27, 2014, "Orphic Religion" and, in Encyclopaedia Britannica, accessed March 25, 2014, "The After-Life in Ancient Greece" 2012, in Ancient History Encyclopaedia, accessed March 16 2014, .The Greek Mystery Cults, and Legacy, accessed March 27 2014, .