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Regarding the “Persian” nature of Mithras and Mithraism

A flaw in the dominant narrative or just the usual genealogy?

Hetanos Argonavord
Hetanos Argonavord

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Some places to visit

  • Mithraeum of Housesteads

    The Housesteads Mithraeum is an underground temple, now burried, discovered in 1822 in a slope of the Chapel Hill, outside of the Roman Fort at the Hadrian's Wall.

     
  • Mitreo de Carminiello ai Mannesi

    The Mithraeum of Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.

     
  • Mitreo de la calle Espronceda

    The Mithraeum at Espronceda Street, in Merida, was discovered in 2000. It is a semi-subterranean temple.

     
  • Mithraeum VI of Aquincum

    A sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.

     

Sententia

Guest insights

The New Mithraeum

Oh well, all I had to do was ask, and now we can tag shires too! There we go: https://www.mithraeum…

on Tauroctony from Târgușor

 

Mateusz Zalewski

Dear Senior Amicus, While you are, strictly speaking, absolutely correct, it is worth recalling…

on Mithraeum at Santa Maria Capua Vetere. Revisited in February 2026

 

Andreu Abuín

Thanks for sharing, Hetanos. I haven’t had a chance to visit Garni yet, but it has been highly recommended to me…

on a post

 

Dominique PERSOONS

I believe that the top left corner does not come from this relief: there is no Sun facing the Moon…

on Tauroctony relief from Naples

 

Dominique PERSOONS

Thank you for your testimony, great! And then, a Mithras stele without the Sun is like Jesus without the cross…

on Tauroctony relief from Naples

 

Yannick Schmidt

There has to be a mistake somewhere because it hase same CIMRM number as "Aion of Villa Albani"

on Cautopates in the Walters Art Museum

 

The New Mithraeum

Thank you, Alejandro. I’ve just added a link to the article for anyone who’s interested.

on Mithraeum of Hawarte

 

The New Mithraeum

Salve Pattie, In case you missed it, there is also a page on the mithraeum itself: https://www.mithraeum.eu/monument/39…

on Tauroctonia del Mitreo de Duino

 
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