The Sidon Mithraeum was a
Mithraeum in
Sidon
Sidon ( ; he, צִידוֹן, ''Ṣīḏōn'') known locally as Sayda or Saida ( ar, صيدا ''Ṣaydā''), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast. ...
,
Lebanon
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, discovered in the late 19th century by
Edmond Durighello and now lost.
It is thought to be located under the car park of the St. Nicholas Greek church in Sidon, but has not been excavated in modern times.
Statues
A dozen statues from the Mithraeum were donated by Edmond Durighello to the
Louvre
The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's most-visited museum, and an historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the ''Mona Lisa'' and the ''Venus de Milo''. A central l ...
, where they remain on display today. They have been catalogued in the ''
Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae
''Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae'' (or ''CIMRM'') is a two-volume collection of inscriptions and monuments relating primarily to the Mithraic Mysteries. It was compiled by Maarten Jozef Vermaseren and published at The Ha ...
'' as numbers 74–87.
Gallery of statues at the Louvre
File:Cautes Louvre AO22261 n01.jpg, Cautes
Cautes and Cautopates are torch-bearers depicted attending the god Mithras in the icons of the ancient Roman cult of Mithraism, known as Tauroctony. Cautes holds his torch raised up, and Cautopates holds his torch pointed downward.
Interpretatio ...
File:Mithras carrying the bull Louvre AO22257 n01.jpg, Mithras carrying the bull
File:Cautopates Louvre AO22260 n01.jpg, Cautopates
File:Mithraic tauroctony Louvre AO22256 n01.jpg, Mithraic tauroctony
File:Cautes Louvre AO22259 n01.jpg, Cautes
Cautes and Cautopates are torch-bearers depicted attending the god Mithras in the icons of the ancient Roman cult of Mithraism, known as Tauroctony. Cautes holds his torch raised up, and Cautopates holds his torch pointed downward.
Interpretatio ...
File:Mithraic Kronos Louvre AO22258 n01.jpg, Mithraic Kronos
File:Cautes Louvre AO22262 n01.jpg, Cautes
Cautes and Cautopates are torch-bearers depicted attending the god Mithras in the icons of the ancient Roman cult of Mithraism, known as Tauroctony. Cautes holds his torch raised up, and Cautopates holds his torch pointed downward.
Interpretatio ...
External links
Durighello's Letter about the Sidon Mithraeum (in French and English) also a
References
{{Louvre Museum
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