Lenni George on Hekate’s development across ancient traditions, from mystery cults to magical practice and philosophical thought.
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On what Hekate’s name may or may not tell us, and why the uncertainty matters.
At Rome’s twilight, amid political upheaval and Christian ascendancy, Vettius Agorius Praetextatus embodied pagan intellect, virtue, and authority across senatorial, military, and mystical spheres.
By reading Orphic theology together with Eleusinian ritual practice, the mysteries emerge as a structured mystagogy of transformation:…
This article revisits the Mithraeum of S. Maria Capua Vetere, one of the most complete and artistically refined Mithraic sanctuaries in the Campanian region, situating it within its archaeological, iconographic, and ritual-historical contexts.
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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.
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Over the last century or so, a great deal has been said about the god Mithras and his mysteries, which became known to the European world mainly through his Roman cultus during the Imperial Period.
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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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The Mithraeum I of Ptuj contains the foundation, altars, reliefs and cult imagery found in it.
A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.
The Mithraeum of Inveresk, south of Musselburgh, East Lothian, is the first found in Scotland, and the earliest securely dated example from Britain.
The Mithraeum of Koenigsbrunn is the only one preserved in the ancient Roman province of Rhaetia, current Bavaria.
Rock birth from St Aubin
Tauroctony exhibited at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Altar for Fons Dei
Altar of Faustinus from Gimmeldingen
Altar to Cautes by Septimius Valentinus
Inscription to Mithras and Silvanus from Ljubljana
Cautopates from Jajce
Lion of Carnuntum III
CIMRM 1979
Sententia
Salve Ennio, The CIMRM is 1283. Unfortunately, I don’t know the inventory number wherever it is exposed…
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
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This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente…
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
And what about the lily-like flower? Is it just me, or does it look like a opium poppy?
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CIMRM 1743 You’re as dyslexic as me! ;-) (Gotta love that the inventory number is stamped right on the stomach…
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Veronica, I surfed onto your profile and would like to assure you that Mithras welcomes everyone…
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