Mithra

Mithra, and his _Mysteries of Mithra_ and _Oriental Religions_ trace the origin and influence of that cult with accuracy, insight, and charm.

The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry Joseph Fort Newton 1913

Mithra is a god of justice, truth, and light, and a helper in the battle against evil.

Carry-Over Thread 2007

The elements, and more particularly Fire, Light, and the Sun, whom they called Mithra, [1201] were the objects of their religious reverence, because they considered them as the purest symbols, the noblest productions, and the most powerful agents of the Divine Power and

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Edward Gibbon 1765

The elements, and more particularly Fire, Light, and the Sun, whom they called Mithra, were the objects of their religious reverence, because they considered them as the purest symbols, the noblest productions, and the most powerful agents of the Divine Power and

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Edward Gibbon 1765

Mithra is the first of the genii, or jzeds, created by Ormuzd; it is he who watches over all nature.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

On the days sacred to a particular genius, the Persian ought to recite, not only the prayers addressed to him, but those also which are addressed to his kamkars; thus the hymn or iescht of Mithra is recited on the day of the sun, (Khor,) and vice versa.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

M.] † Among the Persians Mithra is not the Sun: Anquetil has contested and triumphantly refuted the opinion of those who confound them, and it is evidently contrary to the text of the Zendavesta.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

He adds, that Mithra is an intermediate being, and it is for this reason the Persians call Mithra the mediator or intermediator.

The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature 1788

There was a "god" called Mithra who was born on December 25th of

Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2009

The Hurrians worshipped gods later associated with the Iranians and Indians (such as Mithra and Varuna) (See Economy, Technology, Society, and Culture) —the names of some Hurrian rulers and certain technical expressions in Hurrian texts (particularly in connection with the chariot) are Indo-European.

e. The Kassites, the Hurrians, and the Arameans 2001