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 Mithraeum of Els Munts, near Tarragona, is one of the biggest known, together with the Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla.
The name of the Mithraeum of the Seven Gates refers to the doors depicted in the mosaic that decorates the floor, symbolising the seven planets through which the souls of the initiates have to pass.
The Mithraeum of the Animals was decorated with a mosaic depicting a naked man, a cock, a raven, an scorpion, a snake and the head of the bull.
The London Mithraeum also known as Walbrook Mithraeum has been contextualized and relocated in its original emplacement in 2016.
Serapis head of Walbrook
Taurcotony of Nesce
Mithras rock-born from Housesteads
Inscription on the base of a statue from Stabiae
Zodiac signs on the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Altar of Aquileia to the brave god Mithras
Head of Mithras of Mackwiller
Tauroctony of York
Oceaunus of Mérida
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hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
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Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
An ayahuasca analog would have been mixed in the krater and drunk by Mithras worshipers. Two ingre…
This is actually in San Giovanni al Timavo, a little way along from Duino itself. If you are in&…
Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
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