Lenni George on Hekate’s development across ancient traditions, from mystery cults to magical practice and philosophical thought.
Notitiae
On what Hekate’s name may or may not tell us, and why the uncertainty matters.
At Rome’s twilight, amid political upheaval and Christian ascendancy, Vettius Agorius Praetextatus embodied pagan intellect, virtue, and authority across senatorial, military, and mystical spheres.
By reading Orphic theology together with Eleusinian ritual practice, the mysteries emerge as a structured mystagogy of transformation:…
This article revisits the Mithraeum of S. Maria Capua Vetere, one of the most complete and artistically refined Mithraic sanctuaries in the Campanian region, situating it within its archaeological, iconographic, and ritual-historical contexts.
Introductio
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Archaeologists at Doliche are now excavating houses around the vast Mithras temple to learn how people lived beside the sanctuary.
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The Mysteries of Mithras is an independent Initiatic Order which is inspired by and uses the allegory of the lost and ancient Mithraic Mysteries also known as Mithraism a previously influential Roman Cult of the same name.
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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.
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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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The Roman villa of Can Molodell had a sanctuary that has been related to the cult of Mithras.
The Mithraeum des Bolards was integrated into a therapeutic cultural complex related to healing waters.
A votive altar referring to the cult of Mithras was found more than forty years before the site was excavated and the Mithraeum discovered.
Mithraeum discovered in 1887–1888, located about 85 m north of the castellum at Ober-Florstadt, built on a hillside with a central aisle, benches, and an altar podium.
Column to Nabarze of Protas
Oceaunus of Mérida
Tauroctony bronze of Szőny
Mithraic relief of Baden bei Wien
Torchbearer of Porta Portese
CIMRM 599
CIMRM 1669
Lápida mitráica de San Juan de la Isla
Tauroctony from the Mithräum von Heddernheim
Sententia
The map entry seems to be wrong, nowhere near Saarbrücken
Thank you for the beautiful image and the information. I haven’t had the chance to visit it yet…
It is ironic that the logo of "the new mithraeum" represents the Platonic cosmic chiasma
En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
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That’s a good excuse to open a discord server ;)
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The Rudchester (Vidobala) Mithraeum Sometime before 1772 an unfinished altar was found at…
Same here!
I think there is no need of booking in advance. Just come to Frankfurt an feel happy Wolfgang…
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