A theological experiment in Neo-Platonic realism, theology of arithmetic, and teleological metamorphoses of powers in the divine, terrestrial, and chthonic worlds across the cosmic symphony.
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Arguments for interpreting the Tomb of the Elephant as a Mithraeum based on architectural archaeology, digital surveying and archaeoastronomy.
We speak with Israel Campos Méndez about questions that continue to divide scholars: what links the Indo-Iranian Mithra to the deity worshipped in the Roman Empire, and what do we really know about the origins of Roman Mithraism?
Labors of Hercules as planetary zodiacal initiations: model mystagogy. The alchemy of Herculean labors.
Lenni George on Hekate’s development across ancient traditions, from mystery cults to magical practice and philosophical thought.
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Archaeologists at Doliche are now excavating houses around the vast Mithras temple to learn how people lived beside the sanctuary.
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The Mysteries of Mithras is an independent Initiatic Order which is inspired by and uses the allegory of the lost and ancient Mithraic Mysteries also known as Mithraism a previously influential Roman Cult of the same name.
Mysteriesofmithras/sandbox
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.
The Mithraea of Doliche, ancient Dülük, Turkey, are unique in that they represent two distinct shrines on the same site.
A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.
The underground cave which served as temple was cut into the conglomerate rock of the area, and a flight of eight steps of stone slabs led to it.
First Mithraic sanctuary discovered at Heddernheim (ancient Nida) in 1826, with finds preserved in the Städtisches Museum at Wiesbaden.
Limestone tauroctony relief from Aquincum
Marble statues of Cautes and Cautopates from Rusicade
Carnelian tauroctony gem from Carnuntum
Altar to Cautes by Septimius Valentinus
Altar to the god of the East from Stockstadt
Terracotta krater from the Friedberg Mithraeum
Statue of a torchbearer from Apulum
Prehistoric axe with Mithraic associations from Argolis
Black jasper tauroctony from the Seyrig collection
Sententia
Presumably, this camay served as a buffer, so it was depicted upside down, with the moon on the…
on Intaglio with Mithras and Abraxas at the Walters Art Museum
There are more than a few examples of tauroctonies without Sol and Luna. Space is always a consideration when carving stone…
Monism, chiasm, and dialectics: three principles of thought.
;) and what about the armour!
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Vae tibi, qui sapientiam Magistri ignoras! Vere, ingenium Platonis in transpositione Babyloniorum…
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Oceanus appears several times in Mithraic iconography. In some cases, though it is unclear whether it is Oceanus or Saturn…
Of course, Mithraism is a doctrine based on Chiasma, like Christianity and Platonism.
Amazing article, thank you.
Deo invicto regi; to God the invincible King. According to some relics, "lying down" means sea or river. Neptune or Oceanus…
