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 of the Circus Maximus was discovered in 1931 during work carried out to create a storage area for the scenes and costumes of the Opera House within the Museums of Rome building.
The Mithraeum of Spoleto was found in 1878 by the professor Fabio Gori on behalf of Marquis Filippo Marignoli, owner of the land.
The Mithraeum of Santa Prisca houses remarkable frescoes showing the initiates in procession.
Mithraeum III in Ptuj was built in two periods: the original walls were made of pebbles, while the extension of a later period was made of brick.
Aion of Vienne
Zodiac signs on the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Torchbearer restored as Paris
Relief of Aion-Phanes
Tauroctony from Macerata
Cautes and Cautopates of Stockstadt
Inscription of Ision from Guberevac
Inscription to Mithras by Claudius Romanius from Köln
Slab of Cornelio from Trillo
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Thank you, Pattie. I’ll take a look at those balls and find the right place for them ;)
Interessante e gostei muito deste artigo. Penso que o culto de Mitra carece de mais documentação arqueológica escrita…
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It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemasonry…
Thanks for noticing! CC now, omnia recte ;)
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Is the Date on the side correct? I guess it’s not 32 cm but 3,6 cm. Or am I wrong?
Thank you for sharing, much appreciated
On the basilica of Autun (1148) the journey is reversed: souls ascend to heaven by the Moon and…
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