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 Frutosus was in a temple assigned to the guild of the stuppatores.
C’est en 1986, à l’occasion de la restructuration de l’ancien magasin Parunis, qu’une fouille de sauvetage archéologique fut réalisée cours Victor Hugo.
The Mithraea of Doliche, ancient Dülük, Turkey, are unique in that they represent two distinct shrines on the same site.
The Mithraeum des Bolards was integrated into a therapeutic cultural complex related to healing waters.
Cautopates of Sarmizegetusa with scorpion
Altar to Transitus from Sárkeszi
Oceaunus of Mérida
Tauroctony of Santiponce
Tauroctony of Gimmeldingen
Aion of Skikda
Petrogeny of Sibiu
Small Aion from unkown provenence
Petrogeny of San Clemente
Sententia
One hypothesis is that the mythology of the Roman secret society of Mithras was transformed into an …
I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by …
https://www.mithraeum.eu/group/anglo.mithraic.society
It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
??? Is this an actual mithraeum?
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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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