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 Sidon may have escaped destruction because the Mithras worshippers walled up the entrance to the underground sanctuary.
The Mithraeum of Rudchester was discovered in 1844 on the brow of the hill outside the roman station.
The Mithraeum has found in a Roman building at the end of Attila Road, in Hévíz, Egregy
One of the rooms of the villa has been interpreted as a mithraeum, but we do not have enough evidence to confirm this.
Tauroctonia de Córdoba
Cautes and Cautopates from Mithraeum III of Heddernheim
Bronze medallion from Gordian III with tauroctony
Roman Marble Relief Panel with Birth of Mithras
Triptic of Tróia
Coin of Valerian and Sol
Tauroctony of Santa Prisca
Portable tauroctony of Vienna
Altar with inscription from Baetulo
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Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
hello, what does symbolize this huge spher with a crown over? I believe resurrection of the soul . I…
the Romans were very superstitious. they feared the 'evil eye', the jealousy of other people. We fin…
Love the picture of both guys besides the statue. Aren't they called Cautes and Cautopates by a chan…
on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market
It was, Pattie. It no longer exists…
hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
Interesting how even though we may confuse certain gods for ages, they remain somehow unique.
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