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
Originally published in issue 4 of the journal Antaios, this essay advocates a pagan renewal of Europe informed by Evola, Jünger and the Traditionalist school.
Christopher Gérard
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
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.
The remains of the Mithraeum of Aosta, also known as the Mitreo di Augusta Praetoria, were discovered in 1953 in insula 59, in a commercial district of the ancient city.
The 'Mithraic cave' in the Gradische/Gradišče massif near St. Egidio contained vessels decorated with snakes and the remains of chicken bones and other animals that were consumed during Mithraic ceremonies.
The Trier Mithräum was discovered during work on the city’s new fire station. The findings included a Cautes limestone relief.
Alabaster tauroctony fragment from Cologne
Mithras birth from Petronell
Small fragment of a tauroctony from Cincșor
Tauroctony relief from Verona
Sandstone tauroctony relief from Carnuntum
Inscription of Pylades from Angers
Cultores Inscription from Tiddis
Altar for Fons Dei
Marble base from Rome by Ulpius Paulus
Sententia
A revision of this: [ref:6a071346a6001]
Here you go https://www.mithraeum.eu/monument/770
Deo invicto regi; to God the invincible King. According to some relics, "lying down" means sea or river. Neptune or Oceanus…
Thank you, Alejandro. I’ve just added a link to the article for anyone who’s interested.
Amazing article, thank you.
Honestly, thank you. Recognition helps.
on Sandstone base with Medusa and torchbearer from Carnuntum
337 At the Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere, the image reveals Oceanus and Terra in opposition…
Thanks. My bad!
