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Peter Mark Adams,
Mithras and the Renaissance

For the launch of our YouTube channel, we chat with the author, poet, essayist and friend Peter Mark Adams about the Sola-Busca tarot, a Renaissance masterpiece, uncovering ties to the Mithras cult.

Andreu Abuín

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    The Father of Mithras

    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.

     
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    Mithras in Hispania

    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.

     
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    Let’s talk about Mithras with Yolanda De Iuliis

    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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Some places to visit

  • Mitreo di Santa Prisca

    The Mithraeum of Santa Prisca houses remarkable frescoes showing the initiates in procession.

     
  • Mitreo di Lucrezio Menandro

    The Mithraeum of Lucretius Menander was installed in the early 3rd century in an alley to the east of a Hadrianic building named after the solar god temple.

     
  • Mithräum von Saalburg

    In the 1900s a model Mithraeum was built in Saalburg in the mistaken belief that there was an original temple of Mithras in an ancient Roman building.

     
  • Mitreo dei Serpenti

    The Mithraeum of the Snakes preserves paintings of serpents, representing Genius Loci, part of an older private sanctuary, which were respected in the temple of Mithras.

     

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Guest insights

Dominique PERSOONS

I see the Platonic Chiasmus on this fresco from Pompei. I think Mithras and Sol Apollo have nothing …

 

Stephen Chappell

I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…

on Mariemont unveils
(some of) the Mysteries of Mithras

 

Matthew K

Dear newcomers, kindly complete this questionnaire to the best of your abilities in this thread. You…

 
 

Frederick Stoddon

I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…

on Mithras-Sol Altar from the Carrawburgh

 
 

Ale Fernandez

This is actually in San Giovanni al Timavo, a little way along from Duino itself. If you are in&…

on La grotta del Mitreo

 
 

Sukey Jessup

I’d be grateful for some advice as I’m hoping to visit the exhibition in Frankfurt. Has anyone e…

 

Pattie Lawler

??? Is this an actual mithraeum?

on Mitreo d'Orazio Muti

 

Matthew Keenan

★Welcome to the Anglo-Mithraic Society!★ Salve! We are delighted to have you with us! Whe…

 
 

Zi

Le serpent photographié n'en fait pas partie.

on Mithréum de Bordeaux

 
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