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
Two Mithras sanctuaries, which were located on the edge of the settlement, were excavated in Güglingen.
The Mithraeum Felicissimus has a floor mosaic depicting the seven mithraic grades.
The Mithraeum of Cyrene is preserved among the remarkable ruins of the ancient capital of the Roman province of Cyrene.
Set in a Roman necropolis, the so-called Mithraeum of the Elephant takes its name from an elephant statue found in one of the tombs.
Mithras rock-birth fresco of Hawarte
Inscription of Septimius Archelaus
Altar with inscription from Baetulo
Tauroctony of Palazzo Mattei di Giove
Mithras killing the Bull from L'Origine de tous les cultes
Felsgeburt des Mithras
Slab of Sol Invictus
Altar of Vettius Agrorius Praetextatus
Aesculapius of Merida
Sententia
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You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
I knew this amazing capital in Monreale. In Sicily, isn’t it? It’s quite remarkable, even if Mit…
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
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