The sacred phallus in ancient and contemporary religion, from the Shiva linga and the cult of Priapus to Roman phallic symbolism, the curious but suggestive case of the Mithras cult at Tiddis and the ...
Although the Persian version of the origins of Mithraism (particularly due to the early works of Franz Cumont and his cosmological speculations) and the portrayal of Mithras’s bull-slaying scene as ...
The first documented mentions of the Mithraic cult in Europe, with allusions to Eastern-named gods, profuse and unmistakable iconography, and dark, subterranean temples, appear from the end of the 1st ...
At a particular level of spiritual development it is immediately evident that the myths of the Mystery religions are essentially an allegory of the states of consciousness which are experienced by the ...
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Antiochus I Theos Dikaios Epiphanes Philorhomaios Philhellen (c. 86 - 31 BC), meaning Antiochos, the just, eminent god, friend of Romans and friend of Greeks, was king of the Greco-Iranian Kingdom of ...
The Phallus: Sacred Symbol of Male Creative Power Alain Daniélou explores phallic symbolism across religious traditions, from prehistory to India, Egypt and the Greco-Roman world, taking the lingam ...
A basalt altar from Dvin, dated to the 2nd century AD, has been interpreted as dedicated to Mithra on the basis of the relief symbols carved on its four sides. The monument bears a solar symbol on its ...
Jaime Alvar has set the standard with his trilogy on the cults of Mithras, Isis, Magna Mater and Atis in Hispania. His work is now essential for understanding this phenomenon in the Iberian Peninsula ...
Csaba Szabó is a historian specializing in ancient history and religious studies, focusing on the Danubian provinces of the Roman Empire. Born in Szatmárnémeti, Romania, he studied history and ...
On the relief the front of a temple is represented: two columns with capitals, supporting a tympanum. Between the columns a representation of Mithras’ rockbirth. In his l.h. the youthful, naked god ...
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