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 Housesteads Mithraeum is an underground temple, now burried, discovered in 1822 in a slope of the Chapel Hill, outside of the Roman Fort at the Hadrian's Wall.
The remains of the Jajački Mithraeum were discovered accidentally during excavation for the construction of a private house in 1931.
According to Hitzinger remnants of animal bones were found in front of the relief of the Mithraeum at Rozanec.
Second petrogey of Aquincum
Tauroctony of Zadar
Tauroctony of Sisak
Tauroctony of Aelius Hylas from Doştat
Altar of Klechovtse
Relief of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva
Altar of Carnuntum by Sacidius Barbarus
Heliodromus inscription of Cerveteri
Votive plaque of Stockstadt
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Mithra killing the Bull from behind also is the sign of Spring and victory of light over darkness. …
Love the picture of both guys besides the statue. Aren't they called Cautes and Cautopates by a chan…
on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market
some pictures from 1895:
hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
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