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Labors of Hercules as planetary zodiacal initiations: model mystagogy. The alchemy of Herculean labors.

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A new interdisciplinary assessment of the archaeological and epigraphic evidence for the cult of Mithras in Roman Dacia.

This catalogue proposes, thanks to the contributions of some 75 international experts, a new synthesis for a complex and fascinating cult that reflects the remarkable advances in our knowledge in recent decades.

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An interesting piece has appeared on the art market.

A Roman marble statue of Cautes will be offered for sale at the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo on 8 July through Drouot, with an estimate of €28,000–30,000.

Measuring 67 cm in height and bearing the inscription HYMNUS INBICTO, the sculpture closely matches (and may well be identical to) the long-lost torchbearer published as TNMM 1150; CIMRM 645–646, reportedly discovered near Torrita in ancient Etruria during the early nineteenth century before disappearing into private collections.

If the identification proves correct, this would represent the reappearance of a Mithraic monument that has been absent from scholarly view for decades.mithraeum.euStatue of Cautes dedicated by HymnusMarble statuette of the torchbearer Cautes bearing the votive inscription HYMNUS INBICTO, probably produced during the second or third century CE and preserved…

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Rock-cut tauroctony forming the cult image of Mithraeum I at Doliche, later deliberately defaced by Christian iconoclasts.

Mithraeum II was found at Ptuj at a distance of 20 m south of the Mithraeum I in 1901.

The Mithraeum I of Ptuj contains the foundation, altars, reliefs and cult imagery found in it.

A Mithraic Chronicle from Dura-Europos.

A Romano-Germanic woman whose inscription became central to debates on female participation in the Mithraic cult.

Known from a disputed inscription discovered near Mediolanum, she has been tentatively linked to a Mithraic dedication, although the interpretation remains controversial.

Occupant of a richly decorated tomb at Oea once interpreted as evidence for female Mithraic initiation.