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Peter Mark Adams,
Mithras and the Renaissance

For the launch of our YouTube channel, we chat with the author, poet, essayist and friend Peter Mark Adams about the Sola-Busca tarot, a Renaissance masterpiece, uncovering ties to the Mithras cult.

Andreu Abuín

Notitiae

News and articles
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    The MITHRA Project

    Laurent Bricault has revolutionised Mithraic studies with the exhibition The Mystery of Mithras. Meet this professor in Toulouse for a fascinating look at the latest discoveries and what lies ahead.

     
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    The Father of Mithras

    It is well known that Mithras was born from a rock. However, less has been written about the father of the solar god, and especially about how he conceived him.

     
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    Mithras in Hispania

    On the occasion of the discovery of a Mithraeum in Cabra, Spain, we talk to Jaime Alvar, a leading figure in the field of Mithraism. With him, we examine the testimonies known to date and the peculiarities of the cult of Mithras in Hispania.

     
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    Let’s talk about Mithras with Yolanda De Iuliis

    Yolanda’s multimedia dissertation focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that motivate Mithras worshippers. Her work includes a podcast entitled Conversations about Mithras.

     
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Some places to visit

  • Mithraeum of Eleusis

    A Mithraeum has been identified in Eleusis where the last Hierophant form thespia had the rank of Father in the Mithraic Mysteries.

     
  • Mithräum von Mundelsheim

    The two altars found in the Mithraeum of Mundelsheim one of Sol and the other of Luna, are exposed in situ.

     
  • Mithraeum of Hawarti

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

     
  • Mithraeum VI of Aquincum

    A sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.

     

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Guest insights

Matthew K

https://www.mithraeum.eu/group/anglo.mithraic.society

 
 

Frederick Stoddon

I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…

on Altar of Carrawburgh by Antonius Proculus

 

Raymond HUGUES

La construction du viaduc du chemin de fer en 1874 condamnait une grotte appelée 'la grotte aux fé…

on Mithréum de Bourg-Saint-Andéol

 

Pattie Lawler

As of 2022 this piece is currently NOT on display.

on Tauroctony on display in Boston

 
 

Requi

Just read why they decided to continue to dig under the mithraeum before complaining: http://www.ang…

on Head of Mithras from Angers Mithraeum

 

Dominique PERSOONS

that's where I live.... Sarrebourg

on Tauroctony of Sarrebourg

 

The New Mithraeum

En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.

 

Gabriel Simeoni

Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…

 
 

Thanks for sharing such an important piece of information

on Mitreo d'Orazio Muti

 
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