Mithraism, also known as the Mithraic mysteries or the Cult of Mithras, was a Roman mystery religion centered on the god Mithras. Although inspired by...
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amongst which those of Mithras continue to the present time, having been first instituted by them". Boyce, Mary (2001), "Mithra the King and Varuna the...
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Mithraism. Mithras may also refer to: Mithras (butterfly), a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae Mithras (name) Mithra (actor), Indian film actor Mythras...
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Mitra (section Graeco-Roman Mithras)
bodhisattva in Buddhist tradition. Latin Mithras, the principal figure of the first-century Roman mystery cult of Mithraism, whose name derives from the Avestan...
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London Mithraeum (redirect from Temple of Mithras)
Mithras in the act of killing the astral bull, the Tauroctony that was as central to Mithraism as the Crucifixion is to Christianity. On it Mithras is...
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The "Mithras Liturgy" is a text from the Great Magical Papyrus of Paris, part of the Greek Magical Papyri, numbered PGM IV.475–829. The modern name by...
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The name Mithras (Latin, equivalent to Greek "Μίθρας",) is a form of Mithra, the name of an Iranian god, a point acknowledged by Mithras scholars since...
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Hanja: 崔眞, born 6 January 1983), more commonly known by the stage name Mithra Jin (Hangul: 미쓰라 진), is a South Korean hip hop recording artist, and lyricist...
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Sol (Roman mythology) (section Connection to Mithras)
Mithras, such as the Tauroctony of Mithras killing the bull, and looking at Sol over his shoulder. They appear in other scenes together from Mithras ascending...
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Mylothra mithra is a species of moth in the family Autostichidae. It is found in Iran. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mylothra mithra. Wikispecies...
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Mithra Kurian (born Dalma Kurian), is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam and Tamil films. Her notable works include Bodyguard (2010) and Kaavalan...
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Tauroctony (category Mithraism)
Mithras looking at the bull are the result of Renaissance-era restorations of monuments that were missing a head). The bull is held down by Mithras'...
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article on Mithraism in comparative mythology and comparative theology. See Mithraic mysteries for the main article. The Roman cult of Mithras had connections...
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The name Mythras may refer to: Mithras, the god at the centre of the Roman mystery religion Mithraism Mythras, a re-branding of the sixth edition tabletop...
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natural cave in honour of Mithras, the creator and father of all… this cave bore for him the image of the cosmos which Mithras had created, and the things...
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Mithra is a village in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 24 km from Phillaur, 27 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 138 km...
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Mithra de Silva Wettimuny (11 June 1951 – 20 January 2019) was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played in two Test matches and one One Day International (ODI)...
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cult of Mithras: On the obverse there is the tauroctony that is the ritual and symbolic killing of a bull by the god Mithras. In detail: Mithras killing...
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Mithras is a Neotropical genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mithras (Lycaenidae). Funet v t e...
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mithras is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana and Brazil (Amazonas). Parides mithras is...
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Jesus in comparative mythology (section Mithraism)
Jesus, Mithras was seen as a divine saviour, but, unlike Jesus, Mithras was not believed to have brought his salvation by suffering and dying. Mithras was...
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Small-Body Database Browser: 4486 Mithra (1987 SB)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 July 2017. "Mithras, Mithra". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed...
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Isis, and Mithras. Translated and edited by Richard Gordon. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-13293-1. Beck, Roger (2006). The Religion of the Mithras Cult in the...
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Mysuru Mithra (transl. Mysore Friend) is an Indian Kannada language morning daily newspaper published from Mysore, India. A regional newspaper, it covers...
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Cautes and Cautopates (category Mithraism)
images, Mithras either represents the sun, or is a close friend of the sun god Helios or Sol Invictus (Latin: the invincible sun) with whom Mithras dines...
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Mitra (disambiguation) (redirect from Mithra (disambiguation))
for the Volkswagen EA489 Basistransporter Mitra dynasty (disambiguation) Mithras (disambiguation) Mithridates (disambiguation) Mehran (disambiguation) Mihira...
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Arimanius (category Mithraism)
rather than the obscure Arimanius of the Mysteries of Mithras. In the context of Roman Mithraism, from the way the name is used, it seems implausible that...
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Sarvāstivadā Pudgalavada Sautrāntika Madhyamaka Svatantrika and Prasangika Śūnyatā Yogacara Tibetan Persian Mazdakism Mithraism Zoroastrianism Zurvanism...
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or Jashn-e Mehr (جشن مهر lit. Mithra Festival) is a Zoroastrian and Iranian festival celebrated to honor the yazata Mithra (Persian: Mehr), which is responsible...
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