Ernest Renan suggested that without the rise of Christianity, we might all have embraced the cult of Mithras. Nevertheless, it has had a lasting influence on secret societies, religious movements and popular culture.
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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 Roman villa of Can Molodell had a sanctuary that has been related to the cult of Mithras.
This shrine developed towards the end of 2nd century and remained active until beginning 4th.
The Mithraeum in the Chapel of the Three Naves was not linked to the cult of Mithras until recently because of a mosaic showing a pig, in the belief that it was an animal unfit for consumption in a temple of Eastern origin.
Mithraic exvoto of Dalmatia
Altar of Benifayó
Mithras rock-born of Dobrosloveni
Altar of Carnuntum by the Jovians and Herculians
Mithraic vase of Mühltal
Cautes and Cautopates of Palermo
Graffiti to Kamerios from Dura Europos Mithraeum
Altar of Faustinus from Gimmeldingen
Lion-headed Aion from Sidon
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By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
Interesting how even though we may confuse certain gods for ages, they remain somehow unique.
I appreciate this article as it spawned and actual (gasp!) conversation on the facebook group. Mithr…
I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
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