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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

  • Mithräum II von Güglingen

    Two Mithras sanctuaries, which were located on the edge of the settlement, were excavated in Güglingen.

     
  • Mitreo della domus dei capitelli

    Archaeologists discovered the 20th temple dedicated to Mithras in Ostia during the restoration of the domus del capitello di stucco in 2022.

     
  • La grotta del Mitreo

    The site was destroyed in the 5th century but some elements, including the benches, can still been seen.

     
  • Mithraeum of Zerzevan

    A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.

     

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Guest insights

Alex

This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente Ch…

on Mitreo di San Clemente

 

Dominique PERSOONS

I did not express myself well. I think that this golbe or ball is the soul but also of Plato's Anima…

 

Jorge Gallo

Congratulations to the city hall of Lugo and all the team who participated in this unexpected discov…

on The Mithreaum of Lugo reveals the expansion of the Persian cult to the boundaries of Hispania

 

Jorge Gallo

Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...

 

The New Mithraeum

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

 
 

Farokh Mehr

Mithra killing the Bull from behind also is the sign of Spring and victory of light over darkness. …

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

 

Dominique PERSOONS

Dear Jorge, on two slabs from the Baths of Diocletian, the one from Santo Stefano Rotondo and the on…

 
 

Ricardo Restaldi

Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …

on From Mithraism to Freemasonry. A history of ideas

 
 

Sukey Jessup

Thank you Wolf. In the end I emailed the museum and they confirmed that no advance booking was neede…

 
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