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Fresco Tauroctony of Mitreo di Marino

The importance of the Mithraeum of Marino lies in its frescoes, the most significant of which is that of Mithras slaying the bull, surrounded by mythological scenes.
  • Tauroctony of the Mithraeum of Marino

    Tauroctony of the Mithraeum of Marino
    Xscham 

  • Tauroctony of the Mithraeum of Marino

    Tauroctony of the Mithraeum of Marino
    Xscham 

  • Mithras petrogey

    Mithras petrogey
    Chaudron 

  • Sol allegiance to Mithras

    Sol allegiance to Mithras
    Chaudron 

  • Alliance between Mithras and Sol

    Alliance between Mithras and Sol
    Chaudron 

 
The New Mithraeum
8 May 2010
Updated on Nov 2024

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The rear wall of the sanctuary is given the form of a trapezium by the vault of the grotto. It has a dark border. The background is stuccoed white and in the centre there is a large oblong painting of Mithras the bull-slayer with four minor scenes on either side.

On the left

1) The battle between Jupiter and the Giants
Jupiter appears in the sky, but only the upper part of his body is visible above a red horizontal stripe. The god is bearded and his short shoulder cape is billowing in the wind. In his upraised right hand he holds a thunderbolt poised to kill a nude Giant. This Giant is
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