Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras
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.
Notitiae
News and articles
from The New Mithraeum
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.
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.
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.
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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Press clips
A new mithraeum discovered during excavation in Trier
A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Hallan en el yacimiento romano de Cabra (Córdoba) un lugar de culto al dios Mithra
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.
Agencia
Call for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows specialising in Mithras
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.
Before MAGA: Mithras, Phrygian Caps, and the Politics of Headwear
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
Los dioses de Egipto y Persia que los romanos honraron en Lucus Augusti
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
Some places to visit
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Mithraeum of Burham
To date, there is no evidence that the so-called Mithraeum of Burham was ever used to worship the sun god.
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Mithraeum of Sarmizegetusa
The large number of monuments found at the Mithraeum of Sarmizegetusa and the sheer size of the temple are unusual.
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Mithréum de Mackwiller
The Mackwiller Mithraeum was built in the middle of the 2nd century, during the reign of Antoninus the Pious, on the site of a spring already worshipped by the natives.
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Mithraeum of Nush-i Jan
The Nushijan Mithraeum testifies to the worship of Mithra in the region since before the Zoroastrian reform.
Mithraic art and artefacts
Tauroctony relief of Fertőrákos
Relief of a round platter with food of Ladenburg
Fresco of a knight and a black figure from the Hawarte Mithraeum.
Altar of Gaius Iulius Crescens of Friedberg for Respectus
Altar of Tihaljina
Lápida mitráica de San Juan de la Isla
Mithraic vase of Lezoux
Candelabrum of Doryphorus
Tauroctony sculpture of Villa Borghese
Sententia
Guest insights
I had this stone in front of me yesterday in the Xanten archaeological park and was overwhelmed... u…
If this phallus really belonged to the mithraeum where it is currently placed and not elsewhere, the…
Hey Behzad! I’m currently reading into Gnosticism and am hoping to make an article for the site co…
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
An ayahuasca analog would have been mixed in the krater and drunk by Mithras worshipers. Two ingre…
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
Savez vous si du mobilier a été découvert dans la salle annexe sud ou il ne restait rien ?
La construction du viaduc du chemin de fer en 1874 condamnait une grotte appelée 'la grotte aux fé…
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