For the launch of our YouTube channel, we chat with the author, poet, essayist and friend Peter Mark Adams about the Sola-Busca tarot, a Renaissance masterpiece, uncovering ties to the Mithras cult.
Andreu Abuín
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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 Mithraeum of Sidon may have escaped destruction because the Mithras worshippers walled up the entrance to the underground sanctuary.
This shrine developed towards the end of 2nd century and remained active until beginning 4th.
To date, there is no evidence that the so-called Mithraeum of Burham was ever used to worship the sun god.
The Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.
Tauroctony of Aelius Maximus of Turda
Altar with Phrygian cap from Altbachtal
Petrogeny with a sheaf of wheat of Cologne
Consecration for Mars Meder
Tauroctony on display in Boston
Head of Sol / Helios intarsio from Sant Prisca
Isis de Mérida
Hekataion of Sidon
Altar to Luna from Gimmeldingen
Sententia
There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
Excellent, count me in!
By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
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