It is well known that Mithras was born from a rock. However, less has been written about the father of the solar god, and especially about how he conceived him.
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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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The Mithraeum of Sidon may have escaped destruction because the Mithras worshippers walled up the entrance to the underground sanctuary.
The Mithraeum near Porta Romana was connected to a Sacello, but the door was blocked.
The Mithraeum I of Ptuj contains the foundation, altars, reliefs and cult imagery found in it.
The most emblematic of the Syrian Mithraea was discovered in 1933 by a team led by the Russian historian Mikhaïl Rostovtzeff.
Zodiac stucco of Ponza
Head of Sol / Helios intarsio from Sant Prisca
Zodiac signs on the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Serapis head of Walbrook
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Lion from Les Bolards
Tauroctony from Dunaújváros (Intercisa)
Altar in Mitreo di Marino
Lion-headed figure of Mérida
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I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten…
I did not express myself well. I think that this golbe or ball is the soul but also of Plato's Anima Mundi…
The Rudchester (Vidobala) Mithraeum Sometime before 1772 an unfinished altar was found at…
Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned…
One hypothesis is that the mythology of the Roman secret society of Mithras was transformed into an esoteric society…
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Thanks for sharing such an important piece of information
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