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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
from The New Mithraeum

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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

  • Temple of Garni

    After Christianity was adopted, most pagan monuments were destroyed or abandoned. Garni, however, was preserved at the request of the sister of King Tiridates II and used as a summer residence for Armenian royalty.

     
  • Mithréum of Strasbourg

    Lors de la construction de l’église Saint-Paul en 1911, un mithraeum a été mis au jour à Königshoffen, vicus gallo-romain situé aux abords du camp légionnaire de Strasbourg-Argentorate.

     
  • 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.

     
  • Mithréum de Biesheim-Kunheim

    The Mithraeum of Biesheim-Kunheim is located near the ancient village of Altkirch, near the Rhin.

     

Sententia

Guest insights

 

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

 

Nik Shah

Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …

on Porphyry’s Cave of Nymphs
and the Cult of Mithras

 
 

Ton van Reen

As far as I can find the CIMRM number of this one is: 1083 and not 606.

on Tauroctony from the Mithräum von Heddernheim

 

Gaby Simeoni

Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…

on From Mithraism to Freemasonry. A history of ideas

 

The New Mithraeum

Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.

 

Dominique PERSOONS

What fascinates me is the bull's mouth next to the flame of Cautes. Many bulls with their heads rais…

on Two-sided relief from Konjic

 

Gabriel Simeoni

Excellent

 
 

Frederick Stoddon

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

on Mithraeum of Carrawburgh

 

Nik Shah

Good information

on Mitreo del Circo Massimo

 
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