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 large number of monuments found at the Mithraeum of Sarmizegetusa and the sheer size of the temple are unusual.
The Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla is one of the largest temples dedicated to Mithras ever found in Rome.
The Mithraeum of Lucretius Menander was installed in the early 3rd century in an alley to the east of a Hadrianic building named after the solar god temple.
Although the site at Cerro de San Albín is not a Mithraeum, archaeologists have found several monuments related to the cult of Mithras.
Tauroctony of Velletri
Altar of Adiectus from Carnuntum
Two Mithras-Attis terracotta from Kerch
Relief of Aion-Phanes
Mithraic vase of Mühltal
Tauroctony marble from Mitreo Fagan
Cautopates de Bordeaux
Tauroctony of Golubić
Torchbearer restored as Paris
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Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar. They continue to …
Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
OK, I'm very confused about Jozef's description of this 'submission' scene. The standing person - pe…
British Museum: Gallery 70, display case 14 (G70/dc14)
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here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
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