Lenni George on Hekate’s development across ancient traditions, from mystery cults to magical practice and philosophical thought.
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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.
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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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Mithras became the main deity worshipped in the sanctuary of Meter in Kapikaya, Turkey, in Roman times, at least until the fourth century.
The Mithraeum of Rudchester was discovered in 1844 on the brow of the hill outside the roman station.
The few remains of the Mithraeum of Gimmeldingen are preserved at the Historical Museum of the Palatinate, in Speyer, Germany.
The Mithraeum of Vulci is remarkable because of his high benches and the arches below them.
Inscription on a leonteum of Umbria
Aion of Villa Albani
Head of Minerva from London
Tauroctony on display in Virginia
Altar of Aquileia to the brave god Mithras
Tauroctony from Târgușor
Tauroctony from Circo Massimo
Cautes and Cautopates of Sarrebourg
Tauroctony from Santa Prisca
Sententia
I knew this amazing capital in Monreale. In Sicily, isn’t it? It’s quite remarkable…
Hello I am currenty conducting a research about the widespread of Mithraism in Asia Minor and…
Thank you, Pattie. We have automatically added a number of references that indeed need revision!
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Strange! I am not in Rome, but I would expect it to be open every day, even more in the summer!…
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Please be critical! As you can see, this article was written a long time ago and only quotes an article from https://www…
You’re absolutely right, Pattie. I’ve made the correction. Thanks for spotting it!
The map entry seems to be wrong, nowhere near Saarbrücken
hello, what does symbolize this huge spher with a crown over? I believe resurrection of the soul …
Can I ask you to visit the Ashmolean and take some pictures? ;-)
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