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.
Notitiae
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 Roman villa of Can Molodell had a sanctuary that has been related to the cult of Mithras.
The Mithraeum of Kunzing was an underground building, oriented east-west. The entrance was probably on the east.
Mithras and other oriental gods were worshipped in the shrine of Zeus near the Villa of the Quintilians in Rome.
To date, there is no evidence that the so-called Mithraeum of Burham was ever used to worship the sun god.
Statue of a mother goddess with child
Mithras sacrificing the bull at Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Antiochus I shakes hands with naked Apollo-Mithras-Helios
Cautes and Cautopates of Marquise
Aion relief of Palazzo Colonna
Tauroctony from Cluj
Slab of Sol Invictus
Inscription of Olympus to his grandfather
Head of Mithras of Mackwiller
Sententia
Mithra killing the Bull from behind also is the sign of Spring and victory of light over darkness. …
It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
Hey Behzad! I’m currently reading into Gnosticism and am hoping to make an article for the site co…
I did not express myself well. I think that this golbe or ball is the soul but also of Plato's Anima…
Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
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