Labors of Hercules as planetary zodiacal initiations: model mystagogy. The alchemy of Herculean labors.
Notitiae
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:…
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.
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
The Mithraeum of Sabazeus was found in one of the rooms of the Horrea built in the years 120 - 125 AD. The installation of the shrine may have taken place in the first half of the third century.
The underground cave which served as temple was cut into the conglomerate rock of the area, and a flight of eight steps of stone slabs led to it.
The site of Ay-Todor in Crimea revealed a Roman camp, a temple with votive offerings, and a Mithraeum.
The discovery of the Mithraeum of Tarquinia is due to the Department for Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Carabinieri, who noticed some clandestine excavations near the Ara della Regina.
Petrogeny from San Clemente
Cautopates of Sidon
Tauroctony from Sisak
Tauroctony from Mithras and Tellus
Altar of Adiectus from Carnuntum
Frescoes of 'Magis' from Dura Europos
Taurocotony from Calvi Risorta
Tauroctony from Fellbach
Tauroctony on display in Boston
Sententia
Thank you for sharing, Yannick. Our factsheet here: https://www.mithraeum.eu/monument/1399
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Hi Levin: It’s quite a common point of view in religious contexts to worrying about to what…
on Hyenas or Lionesses? Mithraism and Women in the Religious World of the Late Antiquity
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Update! Found a new post-classical monument, this one from the French Renaissance: https://www.mithraeum.eu/monument/771…
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Salve Pattie, In case you missed it, there is also a page on the mithraeum itself: https://www.mithraeum.…
👍 Grande Loge
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Here, does the bas-relief come from Ptuj, or from Frankfurt-Heddernheim?
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Gracias a ti por unirte. Abrazos!
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Thank you Gabriel. Nice to read you
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