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 I in Stockstadt contained images of Mithras but also of Mercury, Hercules, Diana and Epona, among others.
Mithras and other oriental gods were worshipped in the shrine of Zeus near the Villa of the Quintilians in Rome.
The Mithraeum of Santa Prisca houses remarkable frescoes showing the initiates in procession.
The Mithraeum of the House of Diana was installed in two Antonine halls, northeast corner of the House of Diana, in the late 2nd or early 3rd century.
Aion from Villa Barberini
Aion of Mérida
Tauroctony of Santiponce
Tauroctony of Aquileia
Altar of Carrawburgh by Antonius Proculus
Tauroctony sculpture in the Sala dei Animali
A man is initiated into the Mysteries of Mithras
Major fresco of the Mitreo Barberini
Tauroctony of Santo Stefano Rotondo
Sententia
the blue line passes exactly through Cancer, and the yellow line is for the resurrection among the s…
Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
Il piacere è tutto mio.
Excellent
If this phallus really belonged to the mithraeum where it is currently placed and not elsewhere, the…
La construction du viaduc du chemin de fer en 1874 condamnait une grotte appelée 'la grotte aux fé…
Glad to hear, Joel. Feel free to send some pics!
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
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