We propose to revisit a passage by the prolific author Marteen Vermaseren that highlights correspondences today forgotten between the Roman Mithras and its Eastern counterparts.
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Lenni George on Hekate’s development across ancient traditions, from mystery cults to magical practice and philosophical thought.
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:…
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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.
Mysteriesofmithras/sandbox
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.
Agencia
Roman building on the Aventine between the eastern side of S. Saba and Via Salvator, probably used as a Mithraeum at the end of the 4th century, with a long corridor bearing three semicircular niches and a large external basin.
The first members of the Wiesloch Mithraeum may have been veterans from Ladenburg and Heidelberg.
The Marino Mithraeum preserves one of the most elaborate painted cycles of Mithras’ myth, combining the tauroctony, planetary symbolism and scenes from the god’s sacred narrative.
The Mithraeum I of Ptuj contains the foundation, altars, reliefs and cult imagery found in it.
Tauroctony from Albacini
Aion of Orazio Muti
Marble lion statue from Intercisa
Fragmentary marble relief from Rome
Aion of Arles
Altar to Mithras at the Walters Art Museum
Mithraic meal from Proložac, Croatia
Mithraic stele from Alba Iulia
Altar of the Mitreo Menandro
Sententia
Thank you for sharing, much appreciated
Hey Marcus, not an expert on Discord, but couldn’t find you by lupuslux. Can you share the link here or DM me?
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Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible powers…
some pictures from 1895:
The map entry seems to be wrong, nowhere near Saarbrücken
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about them.
The journey of the soul in the Mithraic ritual: hypothesis of resurrection or reincarnation…
on Mithraeum at Santa Maria Capua Vetere. Revisited in February 2026
Monism, chiasm, and dialectics: three principles of thought.
Near the village of Septeuil, in the Yvelines department (Île-de-France), lie the very faint…
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