A theological experiment in Neo-Platonic realism, theology of arithmetic, and teleological metamorphoses of powers in the divine, terrestrial, and chthonic worlds across the cosmic symphony.
Notitiae
Arguments for interpreting the Tomb of the Elephant as a Mithraeum based on architectural archaeology, digital surveying and archaeoastronomy.
We speak with Israel Campos Méndez about questions that continue to divide scholars: what links the Indo-Iranian Mithra to the deity worshipped in the Roman Empire, and what do we really know about the origins of Roman Mithraism?
Labors of Hercules as planetary zodiacal initiations: model mystagogy. The alchemy of Herculean labors.
Lenni George on Hekate’s development across ancient traditions, from mystery cults to magical practice and philosophical thought.
Libri
Introductio
Press clips
Archaeologists at Doliche are now excavating houses around the vast Mithras temple to learn how people lived beside the sanctuary.
Newsroom
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.
Mysteriesofmithras/sandbox
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.
Agencia
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.
Excavations in 1979 on the remains of the church of Notre-Dame d'Avigonet in Mandelieu, Alpes-Maritimes, brought to light a small mithraeum.
The Mitreo della crypta neapolitana was used a des legends about its use, from a cult place devoted to Priapus to celebrate Aphrodite.
A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.
The site of Ay-Todor in Crimea revealed a Roman camp, a temple with votive offerings, and a Mithraeum.
Limestone fragment from Porêts
Inscription to Sol Apollo Anicetus from Rudchester
Rock-crystal tauroctony gem from Paris
Altar to Deo Invicto Regi from Bandorf
Fragments of Mithraic reliefs from Poetovio II
Statue of a torchbearer from Apulum
Sandstone tauroctony relief from Carnuntum
Inscription of Pylades from Angers
Black jasper tauroctony from the Seyrig collection
Sententia
Oceanus appears several times in Mithraic iconography. In some cases, though it is unclear whether it is Oceanus or Saturn…
Sol and Luna are reversed, and Cautes is a lazy boy, with a column to hold up his arm…
Of course, Mithraism is a doctrine based on Chiasma, like Christianity and Platonism.
Pine-cone hunting season is officially open: https://www.mithraeum.eu/quaere.php?tag=pinea
Of course, the Moon’s axis passes through Cancer (summer solstice, the days shorten)…
Ave, dear Andreu, Christianity is contemporary with Mithras and indeed borrows the Platonic chiasma…
I was just SO excited over this one. XOXO
Deo invicto regi; to God the invincible King. According to some relics, "lying down" means sea or river. Neptune or Oceanus…
Here you go https://www.mithraeum.eu/monument/770
