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 Martigny is the first temple devoted to Mithras found in Switzerland.
The Mithraeum or Angers contained numerous objects, including coins, oil lamps and a ceramic vessel engraved with a votive inscription to the invincible god Mithras.
The Mithraeum I of Ptuj contains the foundation, altars, reliefs and cult imagery found in it.
Tauroctony of Capri
Consecration for Jupiter and Hercules
Tauroctony on display in Boston
Slab of S. Urban by Ursinus
Key of Mithraeum III at Nida
Frescoes with standing figures of Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte
Mithraic Sol of Piazza Dante
Tauroctonia de Carnuntum (III ?)
Tauroctony relief of Carnuntum
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Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
We totally need a picture of this. Who's in the area? ;-)
Monreal 12th centyry AD. 1,000 years after mithraism...
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The Rudchester (Vidobala) Mithraeum Sometime before 1772 an unfinished altar was found at Rudchest…
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
The sculpture was found, according to its discoverer, next to the western wall that delimits the imp…
Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar. They continue to …
Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…
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