objectVeilObjects · SymbolsA cloth that hides a face, a shrine, or a bride. Covering is a local etiquette before it is a metaphor of mystery.Veil is associated with Rite.Covering a face or a shrine is a local etiquette of rites. The cloth is not a metaphor of cosmic mystery until a later writer says so.associated with · interpretive · culturally specificWhite is associated with Veil.A pale cloth can be a veil. Covering and color are etiquette before they are a metaphor of innocence.associated with · interpretive · culturally specificHellenic religionVeil is associated with Initiation.What is hidden from the uninitiated is sometimes literally cloth. Eleusis is one famous house of that hiding; not every veil is Eleusis.from Anonymous (Homeric hymn) · Homeric Hymn to Demeter, c. 7th–6th century BCEassociated with · partially sourced · culturally specificsourcesHomeric Hymn to Demeter · Anonymous (Homeric hymn)Homeric Hymn 2, to Demeter.