The New Mithraeum Database

This marble slab bears an inception be the Pater Proficentius to whom Mithras has suggested to build and devote a temple.

The relief of Mithras killing the bull of Stefano Rotodon preserves part of his polycromy and depicts two unusual figures: Hesperus and an owl.

The low relief of Bourg-Saint-Andéol depicting Mithras killing the bull has been chiseled on the rock.

This is the first of several fresco scenes depicting the initiation of a new member in a mithraic community, in Capua Vetere.

The vault of the Mithraeum in S. Capua Vetere is decorated with stars that have holes in their centers, which once held colorful glass decorations.

In this conversation with Lenni George, on the occasion of the release of her latest book ‘The Rites of Hekate: From the Dirt to the Divine,’ we explore that shifting presence: a goddess of thresholds, of illumination and obscurity, of descent and return…

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

White marble statue found near the Scala Santa in Rome depicting Mithras as bull-slayer, accompanied by the dog, serpent and scorpion, with the bull’s tail ending in ears of grain.

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

Sandstone base carved on two sides, with a head of Medusa framed by acanthus leaves and a reclining lion holding a head between its forelegs.

This inscription mentions a Pater for the first known time.

Bas-relief depicting a naked Sol leaning over his fellow Mithras while raising a drinking horn during the sacred feast.

The relief of Dieburg shows Mithras riding a horse as main figure, surrounded by several scenes of the myth.

Limestone low-relief depicting Cautopates standing cross-legged in eastern dress, accompanied by a bull, flowing water from an overturned jar and a crescent from Bolognia.

The altar of Ptuj depicts Mithras and Sol on the front and the water miracle on the right side.

Triangular relief in yellow sandstone showing a crescent in relief.

Sandstone base from Vetera (Xanten), Germania Inferior, with a relief of Cautes in Oriental dress holding a long burning torch.

Fragmentary sandstone relief from Rückingen showing a male figure walking right and holding a kantharos. Traces on the chest may indicate a torques or shoulder-cape.

This bust of a lion-headed figure has been was part of a French private collection.