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Mithra
Mithra was a god that originated in the east, in India, where he was known as Mitra, but the cult of Mithra had spread to the west during the Helle...
By Jimmy Joe
Cybele
Cybele or Kybele, known as the Great Mother of the Gods, was a goddess of Phrygian origin from northwest of Asia Minor. Cybele was essentially a mo...
By Jimmy Joe
Orphic Mysteries
The Orphic Mysteries were said to have been founded by the mythical singer Orpheus (Ὀρφεύς), though this cult was only known to exist as early as t...
By Jimmy Joe
Dionysiac Mysteries
Dionysia or the Dionysiac Mysteries was established throughout the Greek world. Dionysus (Διόνυσος) was the Greek god of wine, and also the god of ...
By Jimmy Joe
Eleusinian Mysteries
The Eleusinian Mysteries centred on the belief in the agricultural fertility and the cycle of the seasons, which included the myth of two goddesses...
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Mysteries
There were many different religious groups in Greece and Rome that didn't correspond to the usual official religions of the various gods and goddes...
By Jimmy Joe
Thiðreks saga
The Thiðrekssaga was written around 1205, which was about the same time as the Nibelungenlied (c. 1200). The "Saga of Thiðrek" was based on the adv...
By Jimmy Joe
Legend of the Republic
The first article below deals with the legend or semi-historical account of the revolution in Rome, including the overthrow of the monarchy and the...
By Jimmy Joe
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus was the seventh and last king of Rome (534-510 BC). Tarquinius Superbus was commonly known as Tarquin the Proud. Tarquin...
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Servius Tullius
Servius Tullius was the son-in-law of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus , and was the sixth king of Rome (578-534 BC). It's not certain whether Servius was...
By Jimmy Joe
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus came from a noble Etruscan family called the Tarquinii. Actually, his wife was a Tarquin named Tanaquil, while his father...
By Jimmy Joe
Ancus Marcius
After the death of Tullus Hostilius , Ancus Marcius was elected as the fourth king of Rome and ruled for 25 years. On his mother's side, Ancus was ...