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
A Mithraeum has been identified in Eleusis where the last Hierophant form thespia had the rank of Father in the Mithraic Mysteries.
The Roman villa of Can Molodell had a sanctuary that has been related to the cult of Mithras.
The Mithraeum of Inveresk, south of Musselburgh, East Lothian, is the first found in Scotland, and the earliest securely dated example from Britain.
Tauroctony of Fellbach
Cautes with an axe
The Acosolium of the Mysteries in the Hypogeum of Vibia
Iron sword and crown of Güglingen
Imprint of a gem with Mithras killing the bull
Two-sided relief of Fiano Romano
Mithras head of Arles
Tauroctony relief found between Porta Portese and St Pancrace
Tauroctony of Neuenheim
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Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar. They continue to …
You are right, Stephen. Thank you for noticing. We have updated the information on this article.
This is actually in San Giovanni al Timavo, a little way along from Duino itself. If you are in&…
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
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
Many thanks for the information, John. The page has been updated.
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