Ernest Renan suggested that without the rise of Christianity, we might all have embraced the cult of Mithras. Nevertheless, it has had a lasting influence on secret societies, religious movements and popular culture.
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Laurent Bricault has revolutionised Mithraic studies with the exhibition The Mystery of Mithras. Meet this professor in Toulouse for a fascinating look at the latest discoveries and what lies ahead.
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.
On the occasion of the discovery of a Mithraeum in Cabra, Spain, we talk to Jaime Alvar, a leading figure in the field of Mithraism. With him, we examine the testimonies known to date and the peculiarities of the cult of Mithras in Hispania.
Yolanda’s multimedia dissertation focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that motivate Mithras worshippers. Her work includes a podcast entitled Conversations about Mithras.
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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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On the occasion of the exhibition, the Royal Museum of Mariemont invites five experts from Europe to emulate the research on the cult of Mithras.
Despite the current political landscape of the US, we can look to antiquity to see that the red cap was actually once a symbol of citizenship and welcome to the foreigner.
Sarah E. Bond
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
The two altars found in the Mithraeum of Mundelsheim one of Sol and the other of Luna, are exposed in situ.
The Mithraeum of Biesheim-Kunheim is located near the ancient village of Altkirch, near the Rhin.
Mithras and other oriental gods were worshipped in the shrine of Zeus near the Villa of the Quintilians in Rome.
A votive altar referring to the cult of Mithras was found more than forty years before the site was excavated and the Mithraeum discovered.
Mithras triumphant over the Sun
Tauroctony of Dardagan
Mosaic of the Mitreo di Felicissimo
Altar to Mithras at the Walters Art Museum
Tauroctony of Aula Gotica
Altar of Castlesteads
Mithras Tauroctonus from private collection
Relief of a round platter with food of Ladenburg
Dionysus group marble of London
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I’d be grateful for some advice as I’m hoping to visit the exhibition in Frankfurt. Has anyone e…
Thank you for noticing, Ron. The Syrian location mentioned before referred to the original Roman Pro…
the Romans were very superstitious. they feared the 'evil eye', the jealousy of other people. We fin…
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
Welcome Hamed and thank you for your excellent group and posts. We *need* more!
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