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 London Mithraeum also known as Walbrook Mithraeum has been contextualized and relocated in its original emplacement in 2016.
The Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.
The Trier Mithräum was discovered during work on the city’s new fire station. The findings included a Cautes limestone relief.
Cautopates de Bordeaux
Lion relief from Nemrut Dag
Antiochus I shakes hands with naked Apollo-Mithras-Helios
Tauroctony of Syracuse
Statue of a mother goddess with child
Relief of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva
Mithraic vignettes of Ptuj
Cautopates from Casa del Mitreo of Mérida
Tauroctony of Mauls
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this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
hello, what does symbolize this huge spher with a crown over? I believe resurrection of the soul . I…
Welcome Mertseger. We do too ✨
https://www.mithraeum.eu/group/anglo.mithraic.society
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Dear Veronica, as a woman you cannot attend the ceremonies in the mithraeum. But you can help prepar…
It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
Savez vous si des salles annexes ont été découvertes dans ce mithraeum, ainsi que du mobilier pro…
Thank you for sharing it and congratulations for your beautiful and interesting work.
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