Mithraism, also known as the Mithraic mysteries or the Cult of Mithras, was a Roman mystery religion focused on the god Mithras.

Nov 28, 2025 · Mithraism, the worship of Mithra, the Iranian god of the sun, justice, contract, and war in pre-Zoroastrian Iran. Known as Mithras in the Roman Empire during the 2nd and 3rd …

The Roman deity Mithras appears in the historical record in the late 1st century A.D., and disappears from it in the late 4th century A.D. Unlike the major mythological figures of Graeco …

Jun 10, 2015 · 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 …

Mitra, the god of friendship, was associated with the sun and served as one of the judges of the dead. He was supposed to bring worthy people back to life after the universe ended. Some of …

5 days ago · Mithras A Roman god, cult figure of the 2nd-to-4th-century Roman mystery religion known as the "Mysteries of Mithras", or Mithraism.

Nov 29, 2023 · Variants of Mithras (Mehr, Myhir, Mihr, Mitra) existed among Persian, Assyrian, Arabian, Armenian, Bactrian, and other peoples and predated Rome’s ascendancy in the East …

May 23, 2018 · Mithras a god of light, truth, and honour, the central figure of the cult of Mithraism but probably of Persian origin; he is often shown slaying the sacred bull.

Apr 17, 2023 · In the article below, World History Edu explores the origin story, growth and decline of this mystery cult in the Roman world. The god Mithras was worshiped by the …

This is by the Latin poet Statius who, writing about 80 CE., described Mithras as one who "twists the unruly horns beneath the rocks of a Persian cave". Only a little later (c. 100 CE.)