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 Mithraeum of Biesheim-Kunheim is located near the ancient village of Altkirch, near the Rhin.
Lors de la construction de l’église Saint-Paul en 1911, un mithraeum a été mis au jour à Königshoffen, vicus gallo-romain situé aux abords du camp légionnaire de Strasbourg-Argentorate.
The Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere preserves frescoes depicting several scenes of the initiation rites.
The Mithraeum of the House of Diana was installed in two Antonine halls, northeast corner of the House of Diana, in the late 2nd or early 3rd century.
Tauroctony of Symphorus and Marcus from Aquincum
Altar of Chrestion from Alba Iulia
Cilindric arula from Cabrera de Mar
Mithraic relief of Baden bei Wien
Mithras petrogenitus from Villa Giustiniani
Relief of Aion-Phanes
Intaglio of chalcedony at the BnF
Tabula ansata from Brigetio
Antiochus I shakes hands with naked Apollo-Mithras-Helios
Sententia
What fascinates me is the bull's mouth next to the flame of Cautes. Many bulls with their heads rais…
By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
Dear Veronica, as a woman you cannot attend the ceremonies in the mithraeum. But you can help prepar…
Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...
If this phallus really belonged to the mithraeum where it is currently placed and not elsewhere, the…
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
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