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Monuments of Syria

Monuments, mithraea and other objects related to Mithras, his cult and related subjects.

MONUMENTUM
Bronze Venus of Sidon
There are two Venus from the Mithraeum of Sidon, one in bronze and the other in Parian marble.
CIMRM 86
Syria
MONUMENTUM
Taurcotony sculpture from Sidon
The Mithras killing the bull sculpture from Sidon, currently Libya.
CIMRM 76
Syria
Φλ. Γερόντιος, πατὴρ νόμιμος τῶν τελετῶν τοῦ θεοῦ εὐχαριστῶν αφιερωσάτω τῷ φ̕ ἔτει.
MONUMENTUM
Hekate of Sidon
The Hekataion of Sidon shows a triple Hekate surrounded by three dancing nymphs.
CIMRM 84
Syria
MONUMENTUM
Frescoes of 'Magis' from Dura Europos
Some scholars have speculated that the scrolls both figures hold in their hands represent Eastern doctrines brought to the Western world.
CIMRM 44
Syria
MITHRAEUM
Mithraeum of Dura Europos
The most emblematic of the Syrian Mithraea was discovered in 1933 by a team led by the Russian historian Mikhaïl Rostovtzeff.
CIMRM 34
Syria
MONUMENTUM
Relief of Tauroctony from Sidon
The relief of the Sidon Tauroctony includes the signs of the zodiac and the four seasons, among other common elements.
CIMRM 75
Syria
MONUMENTUM
Tauroctony at the Israel Museum
The relief depict several original scenes from the myth of Mithras.
Syria
ἐκ τῶν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ ̕Αβσάλμου
MONUMENTUM
Mithras hunting from Dura Europos
In this fresco from Dura Europas, Mithras hunts accompanied by the lion and the serpent.
Syria
MONUMENTUM
Sol and Mithras fresco of Dura Europos
Sol watches Mithras as he gazes Mithras gazes up to heaven while sharing the sacred meal.
CIMRM 49
Syria
MITHRAEUM
Mithraeum of Sidon
The Mithraeum of Sidon escaped destruction because the followers of Mithras walled off the entrance to the underground sanctuary.
CIMRM 74
Syria

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