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... Mithra , also spelled MITHRAS , Sanskrit MI- TRA , in ancient Indo - Iranian mythology , the god of light , whose cult spread from India in the east to as far west as Spain , Great Britain , and Germany . ( See Mithraism . ) The first ...
... Mithra , also spelled MITHRAS , Sanskrit MI- TRA , in ancient Indo - Iranian mythology , the god of light , whose cult spread from India in the east to as far west as Spain , Great Britain , and Germany . ( See Mithraism . ) The first ...
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... Mithraism , the worship of Mithra , the Ira- nian god of the sun , justice , contract , and war in pre - Zoroastrian Iran . Known as Mithras in the Roman Empire during the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD , this deity was honoured as the patron ...
... Mithraism , the worship of Mithra , the Ira- nian god of the sun , justice , contract , and war in pre - Zoroastrian Iran . Known as Mithras in the Roman Empire during the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD , this deity was honoured as the patron ...
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... Mithra alone was his wreath ; and throughout the rest of his life , he never again bore a wreath . The Mithraic caverns were decorated with frescoes , reliefs , and statues of minor deities and of the planetary gods . A narrow aisle was ...
... Mithra alone was his wreath ; and throughout the rest of his life , he never again bore a wreath . The Mithraic caverns were decorated with frescoes , reliefs , and statues of minor deities and of the planetary gods . A narrow aisle was ...
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