Ernest Renan suggested that without the rise of Christianity, we might all have embraced the cult of Mithras. Nevertheless, it has had a lasting influence on secret societies, religious movements and popular culture.
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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.
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.
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.
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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A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Las excavaciones llevadas a cabo en el yacimiento arqueológico romano de la villa de Mithra, en Cabra (Córdoba), han deparado el excepcional hallazgo de un mitreo, o zona destinada al culto al dios Mithra, cuya estatua fue descubierta hace unos 70 años.
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On the occasion of the exhibition, the Royal Museum of Mariemont invites five experts from Europe to emulate the research on the cult of Mithras.
Despite the current political landscape of the US, we can look to antiquity to see that the red cap was actually once a symbol of citizenship and welcome to the foreigner.
Sarah E. Bond
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
The Mithréum de Bourg-Saint-Andéol was built against a rock where the main Tauroctony was chiseled.
The Mithraeum was housed in a cave. The vault is almost dome-shaped and in front of the cave there is enough space for a possible adjacent temple.
The city of Hatra was famed for its fusion of several civilization cults, which several temples devoted to gods from all Indo-European world.
This shrine developed towards the end of 2nd century and remained active until beginning 4th.
Fragments of altars from Gimmeldingen
Altar at Caseggiato di Diana
Castor-vase of St Albans
Tauroctony of the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Tauroctony on display in Princeton
Mithras rock-born of Septeuil
Petrogenia of Aquincum
Tauroctony of Aquileia
Tauroctonia de Córdoba
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Un saludo fraternal a ti, Ricardo.
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
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Amazing!!!
Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
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I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
I had this stone in front of me yesterday in the Xanten archaeological park and was overwhelmed... u…
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