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The New Mithraeum Database

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Mithraic relief from Baris

The Mithraic relief from Baris, in present-day Turkey, shows what appears to be a proto-version of the Tauroctony, with a winged Mithras surrounded by two Victories.

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Inscription of Corax Materninius Faustinus from Gimmeldingen

The inscription was located at the base of the main Tauroctony of the Gimmeldingen Mithraeum.

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Mithra en dialogue (1) - Frantz Grenet (2025-2026)

Séminaire du 5 mai 2026 : The Lord of the Covenant: Mihr the judge and the celebration of Mihragān.

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Funerary urn of Chyndonax

This funerary inscription, engraved on a stone urn discovered near Roman Dijon, mentions a certain Chyndonax, described as a priestly leader of Mithras.

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Altar from Málaga

This lost monument from Malaga, Spain, to Dominus Invictus has been linked to the cult of Mithras, although there is not enough evidence.

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Mosaics from Mitreo degli Animali

Several figures related to the Mysteries of Mithras are depicted on the mosaics of the Mithraeum of the Animals.

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Fresco ‘City of Darkness’ from Hawarte

The City of Darkness unique fresco from the Mithraeum of Hawarte shows the tightest links between the western and eastern worship of Mithras in Roman Syria.

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Inscription of Aphrodisius

This inscription by a certain Aphrodisius was found under the old city hall of Algiers.

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Eros and Psyche

The Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere includes a marble relief depicting a child Eros guiding Psyche through the dark.

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Cautes and Cautopates of Stockstadt

Reliefs of Cautes and Cautopates dedicated by Florius Florentius of Saalburg and Ancarinius Severus.

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Fresco of a knight and a black figure from Hawarte

This painting depicts an Iranian knight holding in a chain a black naked figure with two heads.

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Painted niche decoration from the Dura Europos Mithraeum

Around the niche of the Dura Europos Mithraeum fragments of a series of small paintings set in a semicircular band of panels were found.

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Mithraeum of Hawarti

The Mithraeum of Hauarte or Hawarte, which preserves colourful frescoes, it’s the latest know and used.

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Relief of Mithras, Shapur II and Ardashir II

This monument depicts Mihr/Mithras watching over the transition of power from Shapur II to Ardashir II, which took place in 379.

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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.

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Hekate: Magic, Mystery and the Liminal World

Lenni George on Hekate’s development across ancient traditions, from mystery cults to magical practice and philosophical thought.

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A name older than Greece

On what Hekate’s name may or may not tell us, and why the uncertainty matters.

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Altar by Septimius Zosimus from Roma

This altar dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras by a certain Septimius Zosimus was found in the Basilica of San Martino ai Monti in Rome.

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Lion from Les Bolards

A limestone lion holding a flowing urn, discovered at the entrance of the Mithraeum of Les Bolards, reflects the ritual significance of water within the cult of Mithras.

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