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 city of Hatra was famed for its fusion of several civilization cults, which several temples devoted to gods from all Indo-European world.
To date, there is no evidence that the so-called Mithraeum of Burham was ever used to worship the sun god.
The Mithraeum of Els Munts, near Tarragona, is one of the biggest known, together with the Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla.
This temple of Mithras in Aquincum was located within the private house of the decurio Marcus Antonius Victorinus.
Grand camée de France
Altar of Sol of Via del Mare
Altar of Nummius Amandus from Alba Iulia
Aion of Memphis
Altars to Cautes and Cautopates of Aquincum
Dipinto in red letters from Dura Europos
Antiochus I shakes hands with naked Apollo-Mithras-Helios
Cautopates in the Walters Art Museum
Re-used Neolithic axe-head inscribed with a Tauroctony
Sententia
Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
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In our description, isn't the word "cloak" in the last sentence a typo for "globe"?
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
This is shocking.Why would the Vatican uphold Mithraistic beliefs when they were to follow Jesus bel…
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