Ernest Renan suggested that without the rise of Christianity, we might all have embraced the cult of Mithras. Nevertheless, it has had a lasting influence on secret societies, religious movements and popular culture.
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Laurent Bricault has revolutionised Mithraic studies with the exhibition The Mystery of Mithras. Meet this professor in Toulouse for a fascinating look at the latest discoveries and what lies ahead.
It is well known that Mithras was born from a rock. However, less has been written about the father of the solar god, and especially about how he conceived him.
On the occasion of the discovery of a Mithraeum in Cabra, Spain, we talk to Jaime Alvar, a leading figure in the field of Mithraism. With him, we examine the testimonies known to date and the peculiarities of the cult of Mithras in Hispania.
Yolanda’s multimedia dissertation focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that motivate Mithras worshippers. Her work includes a podcast entitled Conversations about Mithras.
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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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On the occasion of the exhibition, the Royal Museum of Mariemont invites five experts from Europe to emulate the research on the cult of Mithras.
Despite the current political landscape of the US, we can look to antiquity to see that the red cap was actually once a symbol of citizenship and welcome to the foreigner.
Sarah E. Bond
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
After Christianity was adopted, most pagan monuments were destroyed or abandoned. Garni, however, was preserved at the request of the sister of King Tiridates II and used as a summer residence for Armenian royalty.
To date, there is no evidence that the so-called Mithraeum of Burham was ever used to worship the sun god.
A votive altar referring to the cult of Mithras was found more than forty years before the site was excavated and the Mithraeum discovered.
Mithras became the main deity worshipped in the sanctuary of Meter in Kapikaya, Turkey, in Roman times, at least until the fourth century.
Oceaunus of Mérida
Engraved column by Maximus of Dura Europos
Aion of Hedderneheim
Intaglio with Mithras and Abraxas at the Walters Art Museum
Altar with Mithras rock-birth of Nida
Altar by Hector Corneliorum of Mérida
Tauroctony of Santo Stefano Rotondo
Syncretistic amulet Abraxas-Mithras
Mithras Petrogenitus of Alba Iulia
Sententia
the blue line passes exactly through Cancer, and the yellow line is for the resurrection among the s…
I had this stone in front of me yesterday in the Xanten archaeological park and was overwhelmed... u…
There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar. They continue to …
Thank you for sharing it and congratulations for your beautiful and interesting work.
British Museum: Gallery 52, display case 5 (G52/dc5)
check out what's new on the nymphaeum, guys! you'll get your wings dusted with magic powder to fly a…
I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
Glad to hear, Joel. Feel free to send some pics!
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