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
The Mithraeum of Aldobrandini was excavated in 1924 by G. Calza on the premises belonging to the Aldobrandini family.
Workman digging in a field near Dormagen found a vault. Against one of the walls were found two monuments related to Mithras.
The Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla is one of the largest temples dedicated to Mithras ever found in Rome.
The Barberini Mithraeum was discovered in 1936 in the garden of the Palazzo Barberini, owned by Conte A. Savorgnan di Brazza.
Altar of Dioscorus from Alba Iulia
Tauroctony of Ulpius Linus from Apulum
Altar of Meknès
Cautopates of Sidon
Mithras Petrogenitus of Alba Iulia
Mithras hunting from Dura Europos
Candelabrum of Doryphorus
Intaglio of Abraxas and Mithras
Tauroctony of Monreale
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An ayahuasca analog would have been mixed in the krater and drunk by Mithras worshipers. Two ingre…
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
the blue line passes exactly through Cancer, and the yellow line is for the resurrection among the s…
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
A FINE NOTE AND WILL LIKE TO KNOW MORE IN INDIAN CONTEXT ALSO TO SEND MY INDIAN INPUTS
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
Glad to hear, Joel. Feel free to send some pics!
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