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... Mithra and Rashnu , the god of justice , and as the means of vengeance for Mithra in his capacity of god of war . Verethraghna was an especially popular de- ity in Sāsānian Iran , where five kings bore his name . The 14th yasht , or hymn ,
... Mithra and Rashnu , the god of justice , and as the means of vengeance for Mithra in his capacity of god of war . Verethraghna was an especially popular de- ity in Sāsānian Iran , where five kings bore his name . The 14th yasht , or hymn ,
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... Mithra , Anahita , Rashnu ( The Righ- teous ) , Sraosha , and Verethraghna . Yazd , also called YEZD , city , central Iran . The city dates from the 5th century AD and was described as the " noble city of Yazd " by Marco Polo . It ...
... Mithra , Anahita , Rashnu ( The Righ- teous ) , Sraosha , and Verethraghna . Yazd , also called YEZD , city , central Iran . The city dates from the 5th century AD and was described as the " noble city of Yazd " by Marco Polo . It ...
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... Mithraism ( in which Zurvan was an impor- tant deity ) and Manichaeism . Zutphen , gemeente ( municipality ) , Gelder- land provincie ( province ) , east central Nether- lands , at the confluence of the IJssel and Berkel rivers ...
... Mithraism ( in which Zurvan was an impor- tant deity ) and Manichaeism . Zutphen , gemeente ( municipality ) , Gelder- land provincie ( province ) , east central Nether- lands , at the confluence of the IJssel and Berkel rivers ...
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