MITHRA

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a painting of a woman riding on the back of a white horse next to other figures
Mithras and the Bull: This fresco from the mithraeum at Marino, Italy (third century) shows the tauroctony and the celestial lining of Mithras' cape. III century.
an ancient statue is shown in front of a stone wall with carvings on the side
Mithra the Pagan Christ | Mithraism and Christianity | Mithras the Sun God
The god Mithra wearing a crown of sun rays; It seems that the ancients themselves did not divorce the eastern roots of Mithraism, as exemplified also by the remarks of Dio Cassius, who related that in 66 AD/CE the king of Armenia, Tiridates, visited Rome. Cassius states that the dignitary worshipped Mithra; yet, he DOES NOT indicate any distinction between the ARMENIAN'S religion and ROMAN MITHRAISM.
an ancient carving on the side of a building
Bridgeman Images
Mithras Sacrificing the Bull, copy of a Roman original (stone). Mithrasaltar mit der Darstellung der Toetung des Stieres durch Mithras; seasons and signs of the zodiac; cult from the Middle East; Saalburgmuseum, Romerkastell-Saalburg, Hessen, Germany
This lion-headed figure from the Mithraic mysteries has a dubious identity. He is usually called Aion (god of eternity) on Globe. He could also be called Zurvan, the Persian god of time. Some claim it represents Ahriman, the Zoroastrian evil one. Relief from the Villa Albani, period of Commodus (AD 180-93). Rome, Museo Torlonia. Ancient Artefacts, Ancient Aliens, Aion God, Ancient Religions, Ancient Artifacts, Ancient Cultures
This lion-headed figure from the Mithraic mysteries has a dubious identity. He is usually called Aion (god of eternity) on Globe. He could also be called Zurvan, the Persian god of time. Some claim it represents Ahriman, the Zoroastrian evil one. Relief from the Villa Albani, period of Commodus (AD 180-93). Rome, Museo Torlonia.
an ancient coin with the image of two people
Figure of Mithra enthroned, on a coin of the Kuæânæâh Ardaæir
an old photo of a man on a horse surrounded by other men and women in armor
The Jesus Myth - Stellar House Publishing
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a black and white photo of an ancient coin
Head of Mithra on a Bactrian coin of Soter Megas
a statue of a man on top of a horse in a room with white walls
Mithraism
The Mithraic Mysteries, also known as Mithraism, were a mystery cult in the Roman world where followers worshipped the Indo-Iranian deity Mithras (Akkadian for "contract") as the god of friendship...
some statues are on display in a museum
Musée de Newcastle: Naissance de Mithra le 25 décembre. Le mithraïsme romain est pour ainsi dire bâti sur la pierre, celle de la naissance de ce berger sauveur (petra genitrix assimilée à la déesse mère)
a decorative plate with an image of people and animals on the front is hanging on a wall
Fragment of a Roman Mosaic depicting Mithras 1st century CE
Dieu perse, adopté et reformaté, (syncrétisme) par les romains. Une des épithètes romaines de Mithra était " Petra natus", né de la pierre. Mais en Iran(anciennement la Perse), à Kangavar, une inscription datant de l'an 200 av. J.-C. dédicace un temple séleucide à « Anahita, (= immaculée), Mère de Mythras »: 2 000 BCE, le soleil, précédemment dans le signe du Taureau à l´équinoxe de printemps, se déplaca dans le signe du Bélier.Le sacrifice du taureau céda donc la place à celui de l' agneau.
an old black and white photo of two people holding hands with the sun above them
Sol invictus, Mithra and 24 rocks for 24 hours of the day. ( you are from Petra genitrix (which means 'mother rock'), and inside this rocks I will build my mithraeum.)
Portrait of Zarathustra as depicted in a Mithraic Temple in Dura Europus (in modern Syria) in the 3rd Century AD. 300 Movie, The 300, Ancient Beauty, World Religions, Ancient India
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Portrait of Zarathustra as depicted in a Mithraic Temple in Dura Europus (in modern Syria) in the 3rd Century AD.
an old photo of some people and animals in front of a stone wall with carvings on it
Mithras supper, at the right of god., sharing bread and wine.
an image of some people and animals in a cave with stone carvings on the walls
The Gospel of Mithras – First Edition of the Universal Religion
The Gospel of Mithras – "Le souper du Seigneur», le Père ( «Pater») et le coursier du soleil ( "Heliodromus") prennent la forme de Mithra et Sol au banquet et sont servis par d'autres initiés, dont l'un est habillé comme le "Raven" ( "Corax").the Corax, were the servants of the community during the sacred meal of bread and water that formed part of the rite.