This breath-taking Roman sculpture of the Birth of Mithras has been lovingly restored in Britain ... Roman soldiers at Hadrians Wall celebrated the birth of Mithras on December 25 (the origin of the date of Christmas) ... it shows Mithras emerging from the Orphic Egg, the symbol of eternal time ... The god is surrounded by an egg-shaped representation of the signs of the zodiac, representing the cosmos ... This is the earliest representation of the signs of the zodiac to be found in Britain ... It would have been lit from behind to present a powerful image for worshippers entering the semi-underground temple at Housesteads Roman Fort (Hadrians Wall). Our Mithras stone is a unique and powerful Roman object that blends several religious traditions, says Andrew Parkin, in charge of the project at Great Northern Hancock Museum in Newcastle, England. We still have offerings left at the museum at this time of year. Previously weve had a pot plant, pine cones, money and even a Chocolate Orange. More about this exquisite sculpture at the Antinous the Gay God Blog: antinousgaygod.blogspot/2014/12/exquisite-birth-of-mithras-sculpture.html
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 08:55:27 +0000
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