Monumentum
Second phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis
This second relief depicting a phallus from Tiddis, Algeria, has been positioned alongside its counterpart atop pillars that greet visitors to the Mithras shrine.
Second mithraic phallus of Tiddis.
The New Mithraeum / Joan Lendering (CC BY-NC-SA)
The New Mithraeum
21 Nov 2024
Updated on Dec 2025
This additional relief of male generative power, not mentioned by Vermaseren in his Corpus, was found alongside [TNMM 270] in the cave that likely served as a Mithras shrine in Tiddis, now known as Béni Hamidane, Algeria. Despite being more deteriorated, it is clear that this second relief mirrors the other, including the wings and its position, standing upright on clawed legs, as if resembling a rooster.
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