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 Sidon may have escaped destruction because the Mithras worshippers walled up the entrance to the underground sanctuary.
A Mithraeum has been identified in Eleusis where the last Hierophant form thespia had the rank of Father in the Mithraic Mysteries.
The Mithraeum I in Stockstadt contained images of Mithras but also of Mercury, Hercules, Diana and Epona, among others.
Altar by Marcus Aurelius Sabinus
Mitra de Cabra
Mithras-inscription of Speyer
Felsgeburt des Mithras
Altar of Benifayó
Inscripton of Justus from Caerleon
Inscription of Valentinus Secundionis
Eros and Psyche
Slab of the astrologer Maximus of Milan
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Hey Behzad! I’m currently reading into Gnosticism and am hoping to make an article for the site co…
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
I had this stone in front of me yesterday in the Xanten archaeological park and was overwhelmed... u…
Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
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nice image of a parthian king!
on Hatra Temple
This is shocking.Why would the Vatican uphold Mithraistic beliefs when they were to follow Jesus bel…
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