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The Roman Cult of Mithras

The Roman Cult of Mithras. Mira Richard- Fioramore. History. 1st c. AD – 4th c. AD Sources: Depictions on monuments All males Mithraic cult is a mystery religion Mithras = Indo- Persian deity Mitra? Roman origin ? Christian?. Myth information. Mithras was born from a rock.

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The Roman Cult of Mithras

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  1. The Roman Cult of Mithras Mira Richard-Fioramore

  2. History • 1st c. AD – 4th c. AD • Sources: Depictions on monuments • All males • Mithraiccultis a mystery religion • Mithras = Indo-Persiandeity Mitra? • Roman origin? • Christian?

  3. Myth information • Mithraswasbornfrom a rock. • Slaughters a bull, bows to the Sun, Sun and himselfeat parts of the bull together. • On Latin monuments = Mithras • On Greek monuments = Mithra

  4. IconographyThe Mithraeum • Rock cave with central aisleand podiums. • Centrepiecedepicting relief of tauroctony. • 400+ temples throughout the Roman Empire • Close to streams or springs

  5. IconographyTauroctony • Mithraskilling a bull. • A bit different in style, same concept. • Some reliefs have depictions of the myth of Mithras

  6. IconographyBanquet of the Sun & Lion-headed figurine • Relief on opposite side of tauroctony relief. • Mithras and Sun dining. • StrictlyMithraic Art • Arimanius = deus = god

  7. Initiation • Onlyholyonescanbeinitiatedinto the cult. • 5 stepritual

  8. Initiation • Raven (Mercury) • Nymphus (Venus) • Soldier (Mars) • Lion (Jupiter) • Persian (Moon) • Heliodromus (Sun) • Father (Saturn)

  9. Works cited • Pearce, Roger. “The Roman Cult of Mithras.” The Tertullian Project. N.d., Web. 4 Nov. 2013. http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/mithras/display.php?page=main • “Mithraism.”Religion Facts. N.d, N.p. Web 4 Nov. 2013.http://www.religionfacts.com/greco-roman/sects/mithraism.htm • Speidel, Michael P. Mithras-Orion. Netherlands: E.J. Brill, 1980, 1-13. Print.

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