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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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    Roman building on the Aventine between the eastern side of S. Saba and Via Salvator, probably used as a Mithraeum at the end of the 4th century, with a long corridor bearing three semicircular niches and a large external basin.

     
  • 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.

     
  • Mithréum de Mandelieu

    Excavations in 1979 on the remains of the church of Notre-Dame d'Avigonet in Mandelieu, Alpes-Maritimes, brought to light a small mithraeum.

     
  • Mithraeum of Naples

    The Mitreo della crypta neapolitana was used a des legends about its use, from a cult place devoted to Priapus to celebrate Aphrodite.

     

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Guest insights

George Genung

Thank you for this article. It expands the discussion of the origins of the religion…

on Mithras, between the Eastern and Western worlds

 
 

The New Mithraeum

Pine-cone hunting season is officially open: https://www.mithraeum.eu/quaere.php?tag=pinea

on Tauroctony from Târgușor

 

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

 

The New Mithraeum

Thank you for sharing, much appreciated

on Slab of Quintus Claudius from Santiponce

 

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

 

Milen Ivanov

В египетски има дума heka което означава магия дори…

on A name older than Greece

 

The New Mithraeum

Brilliant find. Thanks as usual!

on Tauroctony relief from Paks

 

Israel Campos

A revision of this: [ref:6a071346a6001]

on Tauroctony from Santiponce

 
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