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Mithra as Sun God
Mithra in the Roman Empire
The Many Faces of MithraMainstream scholarship speaks of at least three Mithras: Mitra, the Vedic god; Mithra, thePersian deity;
and Mithras, the Greco-Roman mysteries icon. However, the Persian Mithra apparently developed
differently in various places, such as in Armenia, where there appeared to be emphasis on
characteristics not overtly present in Roman Mithraism but found as motifs within Christianity,
including the Virgin Mother Goddess. This Armenian Mithraism is evidently a continuity of the
Mithraism of Asia Minor and the Near East. This development of gods taking on different forms,
shapes, colors, ethnicities and other attributes according to location, era and so on is not
only quite common but also the norm. Thus, we have hundreds of gods and goddesses
who are in many ways interchangeable but who have adopted various differences based
on geographical and environmental factors. Mithra and ChristOver the centuries—in fact, from the earliest Christian times—Mithraism has been compared
toChristianity, revealing numerous similarities between the two faiths' doctrines and traditions,
including asconcerns stories of their respective godmen. In developing this analysis, it should
be kept in mind thatelements from Roman, Armenian and Persian Mithraism are utilized,
not as a whole ideology but as separate itemsthat may have affected the creation of Christianity,
whether directly through the mechanism of Mithraism or throughanother Pagan source within
the Roman Empire and beyond. The evidence points to these motifs and elements beingadopted
into Christianity not as a whole from one source but singularly from many sources, includingMithraism. "The evidence points to these motifs and
elements beingadopted into Christianity..." Thus, the following list represents not a solidified mythos or narrative of one particularMithra or
form of the god as developed in one particular culture and era but, rather,
a combination ofthem all for ease of reference as to any possible influences upon
Christianity under the name ofMitra/Mithra/Mithras. Mithra has the following in common with the Jesus character: - Mithra was born on December 25th of the virgin Anahita.
- The babe was wrapped in swaddling clothes, placed in a manger and attended by shepherds.
- He was considered a great traveling teacher and master.
- He had 12 companions or "disciples."
- He performed miracles.
- As the "great bull of the Sun," Mithra sacrificed himself for world peace.
- He ascended to heaven.
- Mithra was viewed as the Good Shepherd, the "Way, the Truth and the Light," the Redeemer, the Savior, the Messiah.
- Mithra is omniscient, as he "hears all, sees all, knows all: none can deceive him."
- He was identified with both the Lion and the Lamb.
- His sacred day was Sunday, "the Lord's Day," hundreds of years before the appearance of Christ.
- His religion had a eucharist or "Lord's Supper."
- Mithra "sets his marks on the foreheads of his soldiers."
- Mithraism emphasized baptism.
The Virgin Mother AnahitaUnlike various other rock- or cave-born gods, Mithra is not depicted in the Roman cultus ashaving
been given birth by a mortal woman or a goddess; hence, it is claimed that he was not "born of a virgin."
However, a number of writers over the centuries have asserted otherwise, including several modern
Persian andArmenian scholars who are apparently reflecting an ancient tradition from Near Eastern Mithraism. "The worship of Mithra and Anahita, the virgin mother ofMithra,
was well-known in the Achaemenian period."
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