For the launch of our YouTube channel, we chat with the author, poet, essayist and friend Peter Mark Adams about the Sola-Busca tarot, a Renaissance masterpiece, uncovering ties to the Mithras cult.
Andreu Abuín
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Laurent Bricault has revolutionised Mithraic studies with the exhibition The Mystery of Mithras. Meet this professor in Toulouse for a fascinating look at the latest discoveries and what lies ahead.
It is well known that Mithras was born from a rock. However, less has been written about the father of the solar god, and especially about how he conceived him.
On the occasion of the discovery of a Mithraeum in Cabra, Spain, we talk to Jaime Alvar, a leading figure in the field of Mithraism. With him, we examine the testimonies known to date and the peculiarities of the cult of Mithras in Hispania.
Yolanda’s multimedia dissertation focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that motivate Mithras worshippers. Her work includes a podcast entitled Conversations about Mithras.
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A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Las excavaciones llevadas a cabo en el yacimiento arqueológico romano de la villa de Mithra, en Cabra (Córdoba), han deparado el excepcional hallazgo de un mitreo, o zona destinada al culto al dios Mithra, cuya estatua fue descubierta hace unos 70 años.
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On the occasion of the exhibition, the Royal Museum of Mariemont invites five experts from Europe to emulate the research on the cult of Mithras.
Despite the current political landscape of the US, we can look to antiquity to see that the red cap was actually once a symbol of citizenship and welcome to the foreigner.
Sarah E. Bond
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
The Mithraeum of Sidon may have escaped destruction because the Mithras worshippers walled up the entrance to the underground sanctuary.
The Mithraeum of Cabra is located in the Villa del Mitra, which owes its name to the discovery in 1951 of a Mithras tauroctonus in the remains of the Roman villa.
Felsgeburt des Mithras
Gnostic amulet with Mithras monogram
Tauroctony of Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Tauroctony of Quirinale
Altar of Carrawburgh by Aulus Cluentius
Key of Mithraeum III at Nida
Tauroctony of Aelius Hylas from Doştat
Mithraic vase of Mühltal
Bronze plaque of Mithras slaying the bull
Sententia
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
Hey Behzad! I’m currently reading into Gnosticism and am hoping to make an article for the site co…
Excellent idea, Matthew. Count on us!
On a tour of Caesarea Maritima, I got the opportunity to step inside the Mithraeum. Our tour guide d…
I think there is no need of booking in advance. Just come to Frankfurt an feel happy Wolfgang Jane…
I think there is no trace of this mithraeum since long time ago...
glad you enjoyed. it's just a draft by now. Cheers
Thank you for sharing your observation and perspective.
I did not express myself well. I think that this golbe or ball is the soul but also of Plato's Anima…
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