Lenni George on Hekate’s development across ancient traditions, from mystery cults to magical practice and philosophical thought.
Notitiae
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.
Introductio
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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 of Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.
Mithras became the main deity worshipped in the sanctuary of Meter in Kapikaya, Turkey, in Roman times, at least until the fourth century.
The Mithraeum of Schwarzerden, also know as Mithräum von Reichweiler, was carved on the rock.
The Mithraeum of Visentium, near Capodimonte in Viterbo, was carved grotto-style into a tuff cliff overlooking the waters of Lake Bolsena, just a few dozen metres away.
Cautes with bull head of Sarmizegetusa
Floor mosaic of Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale
Amethyst intaglio with Tauroctony
Inscription of Ision from Guberevac
Tauroctony from Pleven
Cautes and Cautópates of Palazzo Imperiale
Persian plaque from the palace of Darius
Two Mithras-Attis terracotta from Kerch
Second petrogeny of Aquincum
Sententia
Is he being born from Capricorn? Winter Solstice?
Strange! I am not in Rome, but I would expect it to be open every day, even more in the summer!…
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Salve Khaldi, and thank you for the correction. Indeed, only one legate is mentioned in this monument. Correction made…
on Celsianus
Welcome Hamed and thank you for your excellent group and posts. We *need* more!
The Two Gates: Thank you very much for sharing this Dominique. Traditionally…
on Mithraeum at Santa Maria Capua Vetere. Revisited in February 2026
Just gorgeous.
Update! Found a new post-classical monument, this one from the French Renaissance: https://www.mithraeum.eu/monument/771…
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hello, what does symbolize this huge spher with a crown over? I believe resurrection of the soul …
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