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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

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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 Cyrene

    The Mithraeum of Cyrene is preserved among the remarkable ruins of the ancient capital of the Roman province of Cyrene.

     
  • Mithräum von Saalburg

    In the 1900s a model Mithraeum was built in Saalburg in the mistaken belief that there was an original temple of Mithras in an ancient Roman building.

     
  • Mitreo di Spoleto

    The Mithraeum of Spoleto was found in 1878 by the professor Fabio Gori on behalf of Marquis Filippo Marignoli, owner of the land.

     
  • Mitreo de Lugo

    The exploration of an old pazo, a manor house, near the Roman wall, in Lugo, led to the discovery of a Roman domus, which existed continuously from the beginnings of the Christian Era until the Late Empire.

     

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Matthew K

Hey Behzad! I’m currently reading into Gnosticism and am hoping to make an article for the site co…

 

Dominique PERSOONS

Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar. They continue to …

on Zodiac stucco of Ponza

 
 

Ale Fernandez

This is actually in San Giovanni al Timavo, a little way along from Duino itself. If you are in&…

on La grotta del Mitreo

 
 

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Dominique PERSOONS

Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …

 
 

Vito Quattrocchi

On a tour of Caesarea Maritima, I got the opportunity to step inside the Mithraeum. Our tour guide d…

on Mithraeum of Caesarea Maritima

 

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here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…

 

Milo Fascino

Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨

 
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