Adams on Mithras
Restoring the Mysteries: A Conversation with Peter Mark Adams on his new book ‘Ritual & Epiphany in the Mysteries of Mithras’.
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from The New Mithraeum
Mithras in Dacia
with Csaba SzabóExploring religion, rituals, archaeological insights, and historical impact of the Cult of Mithras in the Danubian provinces.
Mithraism As Proud Boy Prototype
Tracing the links between the cult of Mithras and the Proud Boys’ quest for identity, power, and belonging. How ancien…
Re-interpreting
the Mysteries of MithrasErnest 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.
On the Cave of the Nymphs
Translation and Introductory Essay by Robert Lamberton. Station Hill Press Barrytown, New York 1983.
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The Mirror of Mithras
Over the last century or so, a great deal has been said about the god Mithras and his mysteries, which became known to the European world mainly through his Roman cultus during the Imperial Period.
P Sufenas Virius Lupus
A new mithraeum discovered during excavation in Trier
A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Hallan en el yacimiento romano de Cabra (Córdoba) un lugar de culto al dios Mithra
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.
Agencia
Call for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows specialising in Mithras
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.
Some places to visit
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Mithräum von Künzing
The Mithraeum of Kunzing was an underground building, oriented east-west. The entrance was probably on the east.
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Mithraeum of Nush-i Jan
The Nushijan Mithraeum testifies to the worship of Mithra in the region since before the Zoroastrian reform.
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Temple of Garni
After Christianity was adopted, most pagan monuments were destroyed or abandoned. Garni, however, was preserved at the request of the sister of King Tiridates II and used as a summer residence for Armenian royalty.
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Mitreo dell’Esquilino
In a house from the time of Constantine, a Lararium was found with a statue of Isis-Fortuna. The Mithraeum was a door next to it, on a lower room.
Mithraic art and artefacts
Cautopates from Jajce
Tauroctony on display in Boston
Zodiac stucco of Ponza
Tauroctony of the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Cautes and Cautopates of Friedberg
Tauroctony of Syracuse
Mithraic rock and vase of Rusicade
Fragments of a Mithriac relief with Jupiter and Sol
Mithraic meal from Proložac, Croatia
Sententia
Guest insights
One hypothesis is that the mythology of the Roman secret society of Mithras was transformed into an …
on From Mithraism to Freemasonry. A history of ideas →Salve Martin and welcome to The New Mithraeum! Feel free to share your website for anyone interested…
on Martin →Welcome my friend! Glad to see you.
on Hmd →Welcome Nathalie. You can contact members who allow it by clicking on the arrow icon at the top righ…
on Mitreo dels Munts →Can I ask you to visit the Ashmolean and take some pictures? ;-)
on Beth →Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
on From Mithraism to Freemasonry. A history of ideas →CIMRM 807bis Vol 2, page 36
on Altar of Benifayó →Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
on Mithraeum of Zerzevan →The most detailed publication on this monument seems to be Diamandis Triandaphyllos. „Nouveau reli…
on Mithraeum of Thermes →Libri
