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 Roman villa of Can Molodell had a sanctuary that has been related to the cult of Mithras.
In a house from the time of Constantine, a Lararium was found with a statue of Isis-Fortuna. The Mithraeum was a door next to it, on a lower room.
The Mithraeum of Aldobrandini was excavated in 1924 by G. Calza on the premises belonging to the Aldobrandini family.
The Mithraeum of Spoleto was found in 1878 by the professor Fabio Gori on behalf of Marquis Filippo Marignoli, owner of the land.
Cult vessel with snake representations of St. Egyden
Mosaic of Cautes and Cautopates in the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Cautes des Bolards
Tauroctony of Memphis
Taurcotony sculpture from Sidon
Head of Minerva from London
Re-used Neolithic axe-head inscribed with a Tauroctony
Zodiac signs on the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Tauroctony of Golubić
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Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…
hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
Hoş geldin Sercan. Kendini evinde hisset!
Excellent, count me in!
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
In our description, isn't the word "cloak" in the last sentence a typo for "globe"?
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here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
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