Balgarianovinite.com A total of 213 rare artifacts tracing the development of religious beliefs in the Bulgarian lands from the beginning of the Neolithic period to Late Antiquity are on display in the exhibition The Forgotten Deities, which was unveiled at the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia on Thursday evening.
Visitors can explore the representations of forgotten deities, cults and mythological figures – from the Great Mother Goddess of prehistoric agricultural communities to Zeus, Dionysus, Mithras, the Thracian Horseman and other gods from Thracian, Greek and Roman religious traditions. The exhibition examines prehistoric fertility and nature-cycle cults, religious practices during the Bronze and Early Iron Ages, the interaction between Thracian and Hellenic religions, as well as the diversity of cults that spread across the Bulgarian lands during the Roman period.
At the opening ceremony, Culture Minister Evtim Miloshev said the exhibition demonstrates that truly significant things, no matter how long they remain hidden beneath the layers of time, are eventually discovered, interpreted and brought back to life. “They remind us of the past and of the values we must not forget,” he said.
National Archaeological Institute Director Hristo Popov noted that among the 213 exhibits are artifacts that have rarely, if ever, been part of the museum’s permanent exhibition. “Many of them are unfamiliar not only to the general public but even to specialists in the field, and some have never been published before,” he added. Forgotten Deities Exhibition Presents 213 Ancient Religious Artifacts in Sofia 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-06 18:40:56 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
