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 Osterburken could not be excavated bodily owing to the water of a well in the immediate neighbourhood. The monument had been covered carefully with sand.
For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).
The Mithraeum was housed in a cave. The vault is almost dome-shaped and in front of the cave there is enough space for a possible adjacent temple.
A sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.
Venus pudica of Mérida
Tauroctony of Ulpius Linus from Apulum
Cautes and Cautopates from Mithraeum III of Heddernheim
Slab of Quintus Claudius from Santiponce
Round Tauroctony of Split
Tarouctony of the Palazzo San Marco
Aion altar of Bordeaux
Cautes from Newcastle
Tauroctony on displya at the Getty Museum
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British Museum: Gallery 52, display case 5 (G52/dc5)
What fascinates me is the bull's mouth next to the flame of Cautes. Many bulls with their heads rais…
Mithra killing the Bull from behind also is the sign of Spring and victory of light over darkness. …
Welcome Hamed and thank you for your excellent group and posts. We *need* more!
Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
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En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
This is shocking.Why would the Vatican uphold Mithraistic beliefs when they were to follow Jesus bel…
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