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Mithra, the origins of the Roman religion itself remain unclear and ... cosmogony, in which Angra Mainyu (not Mithra) slays the primordial creature ...

from Varuna throughout the Vedas, Mithra is closely linked with Ahura ... is none other than the archaic 'Mithra-Baga', an older Iranian ...

The etymology of this term, meaning "Mithra's Gate" or "Mithra ... of Adur Gushnasp. The location of the Mithra fire (that is, that of Burzen ...

are my god; I have worshipped you as the Mithra; I shall be whatever you ... to you, my god, worshipping you as I do Mithra." The important point—something ...

was influenced by the Zoroastrianism Mithra, a god of contracts, associated ... has explained that the names Maitreya and Mithra … go back to the same Indo ...

who wanted to bring back the Magian worship of Mithra and Anahita. Some Christian readers consider this story to contain an allegory, representing ...

(god of the sun), Mah (god of the moon), Mithra (who works with Sraosha to ... " Souls judged to be just by Mithra or Sraosha are allowed to ...

vajra of Indra and the vazra, which the Iranian Mithra has stripped from Indra grown archdemon"; "it is the celestial weapon, the thunderbolt ...

mystery religion, was born of the virgin Isis; and Mithra, whose cult rivaled Christianity during the first few centuries of its existence, was conceived ...

focused on the worship of Mihr (Avestan Mithra) and also included a pantheon of native Aryan gods, such as Aramazd, Vahagn, Anahit, and Astghik ...

deities, and those of ancient Iran, such as of Mithra with Mitra, the day counterpart of the night God Varuna. Vedic deities show strong similarities ...