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Locus

Septeuil

Septeuil has been known in Mithriacism since 1984, when a sanctuary dedicated to Mithras was discovered in the 4th century. It was located in a spring sanctuary (nymphaeum) of the 1st century.

Mithraic monuments of Septeuil

 

Mithréum de Septeuil

In the second half of the 4th century, a Mithraic temple was established within an earlier spring sanctuary at Septeuil, where the cult of the nymphs and Mithraic practices appear to have coexisted.

 

Mithras rock-born of Septeuil

A serpent emerging from a umbilicus at the side of the stele coils over Mithras naked body.

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