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 Tazoult / Lambèse is one of the best preserved Mithras's temples in Africa.
One of the rooms of the villa has been interpreted as a mithraeum, but we do not have enough evidence to confirm this.
The Mithraeum of Martigny is the first temple devoted to Mithras found in Switzerland.
The existence of a mithraeum in the "tana del lupo", a natural cave in the castle of Angera, has been assumed since the 19th century, following the discovery of two mithraic inscriptions in the town.
Slab of S. Urban by Ursinus
Tauroctony of Santo Domingo de Silos
Tauroctony of the Mithraeum of Lucciana
Altar with Phrygian cap from Altbachtal
Iron sword and crown of Güglingen
Inscription of two Gessius from Sentinum
Petrogeny with hand on head from Nida
Tauroctony of Mithras and Tellus
Dipinto in red letters from Dura Europos
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Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...
It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
Mithra killing the Bull from behind also is the sign of Spring and victory of light over darkness. …
hello, what does symbolize this huge spher with a crown over? I believe resurrection of the soul . I…
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
I'd have liked to see the face of the carabinieri when they discovered the sculpture.
on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
La construction du viaduc du chemin de fer en 1874 condamnait une grotte appelée 'la grotte aux fé…
Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
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