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
C’est en 1986, à l’occasion de la restructuration de l’ancien magasin Parunis, qu’une fouille de sauvetage archéologique fut réalisée cours Victor Hugo.
The Mithraeum of Ponza was discovered in 1866. It contained the remains of a zodiac investigated by Vermaseren in 1989.
The temple of Mithras of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.
Mithras and other oriental gods were worshipped in the shrine of Zeus near the Villa of the Quintilians in Rome.
Mithras carrying the bull
Tauroctony of Mauls
Inscription to Mithras and Silvanus from Ljubljana
Tauroctony medallion of Egypt
Tauroctony relief exposed at the Hermitage Museum
Slab of the astrologer Maximus of Milan
Head of Minerva from London
Aion of Memphis
Altar of Kalkar
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Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
Amazing!!!
Thank you for sharing your observation and perspective.
I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
Hello Gabriel, the article you present on the relationship between the religion of the unconquered…
the Romans were very superstitious. they feared the 'evil eye', the jealousy of other people. We fin…
Gracias a ti, Alex. Me alegra que te resulte interesante.
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
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