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 Mitreo dei Marmi Colorati takes its name after the discovery of a black-and-white mosaic of Pan fighting with Eros.
The House of the Mithraeum of the Painted Walls was built in the second half of the 2nd century BC (opus incertum) and modified during the Augustan period.
One of the rooms of the villa has been interpreted as a mithraeum, but we do not have enough evidence to confirm this.
The Mithra Temple of Maragheh, also referred to as the Mithra Temple of Verjuy or simply Mehr Temple, is the oldest surviving Mithraic temple in Iran known to date.
Altar to Semele from Cologne
Tauroctony exhibited at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Cautes of the mitreo di Santa Prisca
Altar of Sarmizegetusa by Hermadio
Altar of Hostilius from Skelani
Marble slab with inscription from Mitreo Barberini
Tauroctony relief of the Esquiline
Intaglio with Mithras and Abraxas at the Walters Art Museum
Mithras rock-birth of Mithraeum III, Ptuj
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As of 2022 this piece is currently NOT on display.
I knew this amazing capital in Monreale. In Sicily, isn’t it? It’s quite remarkable, even if Mit…
Monreal 12th centyry AD. 1,000 years after mithraism...
some pictures from 1895:
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
Thank you for sharing your observation and perspective.
Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
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