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Athenae (Athens)

Athenae remained one of the foremost intellectual and cultural centres of the eastern Mediterranean under Roman rule.

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Embroidered Mithraic procession from Athens

Two embroidered pieces from an Egyptian grave, dated to the early centuries AD, now in the Benaki Museum in Athens, depicting a Mithraic procession with figures on horseback and attendants.

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Dedication of Acrisius to Mithras from Athens

Greek inscription from Athens, recording that Acrisius dedicated a gift to Mithras in honour of Chrysippos.

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Bust of Mithras from Athens

Marble bust from the south-east slope of the Acropolis at Athens, from the Attic mountain Pentelikon, depicting a man with an uncovered breast and mantle; probably Mithras, though the head is lost.

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Eleusis (Eleusis)

Elefsina or Eleusis is a suburban city and municipality in Athens metropolitan area.

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Patras (Patras)

Patras is Greece's third-largest city and the regional capital and largest city of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, 215 km west of Athens.

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Prehistoric axe with Mithraic associations from Argolis

Black polished cone-shaped prehistoric axe from Argolis, now in the Athens National Museum, interpreted by some scholars as having Mithraic votive associations.

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Altar to Helios Mithras from Piraeus

Small altar found in the foundations of a school building in the Piraeus, near Athens, dedicated to Helios Mithras.

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Intaglio of Abraxas and Mithras

Gnostic amulet found in the ancient Agora of Athens, depicting Abraxas on one side and a Mithraic inscription on the other.

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Maria Ampati

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Re-used Neolithic axe-head inscribed with a Tauroctony

According to Christopher A. Faraone, the axe-head from Argos belong to a category of thunderstones reused as amulets.

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