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 Nushijan Mithraeum testifies to the worship of Mithra in the region since before the Zoroastrian reform.
This shrine developed towards the end of 2nd century and remained active until beginning 4th.
Although the site at Cerro de San Albín is not a Mithraeum, archaeologists have found several monuments related to the cult of Mithras.
Petrogeny with hand on head from Nida
Torchbearer of Porta Portese
Cautes of Mérida
Prostrate figure fresco of Capua Vetere
Tauroctony of Palermo
Altar of Benifayó
Small Aion from unkown provenence
Ceremonial sword of Riegel
Isis de Mérida
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An ayahuasca analog would have been mixed in the krater and drunk by Mithras worshipers. Two ingre…
If you want definitive proof that Mithraism was different in every corner of the empire, just read t…
Thank you for sharing it and congratulations for your beautiful and interesting work.
As of 2022 this piece is currently NOT on display.
I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
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