Mithra in Asia Minor and adjacent regions. The mirage of origins Cover Image

Mithra în Asia Mică şi regiunile limitrofe. Mirajul Originilor
Mithra in Asia Minor and adjacent regions. The mirage of origins

Author(s): Iulian Moga
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Institutul de Cercetari Eco-Muzeale Tulcea - Institutul de Istorie si Arheologie
Keywords: Mithras; Asia Minor; mysteries; polymorphism; solar features; Mithra; Asia Mică; mistere; polimorfism; simboluri solare

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present several opinions related to the origins of the deity and of the mysteries, his four main stages of evolution and the polymorphic aspect of the god, the peculiar features for the microasian area, as well as some characteristics of the Graeco-Roman mithraism from the beginning of the second century A.D.

  • Issue Year: V/2007
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 205-240
  • Page Count: 36
  • Language: Romanian