Monumentum
Hekataion of Sidon
The Hekataion of Sidon, which depicts Hekate in her trimorphic form surrounded by three dancing girls, is the only example found to date in connection with the Mithraic cult.
Hekataion de Sidon.
© Musée du Louvre / Maurice et Pierre Chuzeville
Hekataion de Sidon.
© Musée du Louvre / Maurice et Pierre Chuzeville
Marble statuette of Hecate.
Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0
The New Mithraeum
8 Aug 2021
Updated on Mar 2026
Statue of Parian marble (H. 0.755; diam. base 0.245).
On a base, in which an inscription (No. 85), a standing triple Hekate, the heads of whom bear a commune polos. The figure is encircled by three dancing Nymphs.CIMRM 85Φλ. Γερόντιος, πατὴρ νόμιμος, εὐχαριστῶν τὴν θέον ἀφιερωσάτω φʹ ἔτι.
de Ridder, 67ffNo. 54 and Pl. XXVIII; Will in Syria XXVII, 1950, 167 fig. 1.
The goddess stands on a circular plinth, taking the form of a female figure repeated three times and transformed into Hermes. The arms are missing:…
On a base, in which an inscription (No. 85), a standing triple Hekate, the heads of whom bear a commune polos. The figure is encircled by three dancing Nymphs.CIMRM 85Φλ. Γερόντιος, πατὴρ νόμιμος, εὐχαριστῶν τὴν θέον ἀφιερωσάτω φʹ ἔτι.
de Ridder, 67ffNo. 54 and Pl. XXVIII; Will in Syria XXVII, 1950, 167 fig. 1.
The goddess stands on a circular plinth, taking the form of a female figure repeated three times and transformed into Hermes. The arms are missing:…
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