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Mithra

Mithra (Avestan: 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀, Miθra; Old Persian: 𐎷𐎰𐎼, Miθraʰ‍) is an ancient Iranian deity (yazata) of covenants, light, oaths, justice, the Sun, contracts, and friendship. In addition to being the divinity of contracts, Mithra is also a judicial figure, an all-seeing protector of Truth (Asha), and the guardian of cattle, the harvest, and the Waters.

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Abode
Hara Berezaiti
Affiliation
The Thirty-Three Deities, Guardians of the Days of the Month, The Twelve Deities
Armenian
Mihr
Associated deities
Verethragna, Rashnu, Sraosha
Attributes
God of the Covenant, God of Light and Brightness, God of War, God of Truth, Guardian of the Covenant, Judge of Deeds on the Final Day
Avestan
Miθra 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀

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Etymology

In the Avesta

In other texts

In tradition

In classical accounts

Mythology

History

Identification with Zeus

In Manichaeism

In Mahdism

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Mithra

Nodes211
Edges210
Triples302
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009479
Components1

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Mithra

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related to In tradition · 35
Mithra → Apollo, Atharvaveda, Avestan Yasna, Babylonian, Divinities, Divinity, Greek, Hindu, However, Hvare-khshaeta, Hvare-khshaeta's, In, In Zoroastrian, Indic Rigveda, It, Jashan, Jashan-e Mehregan, Khorshed, Mehregan, Middle Persian
related to In classical accounts · 31
Mithra → According, Ahura Mazda, Alilat, Angra Mainyu, Aphrodite, Aphrodite Mylitta, Arabs, Arabs Alilat, Ashur, Assyrians, Benveniste, De Jong, Druj, Grantovsky, Greeks, He, Helios, Herodotus, Mullissu, Mylitta
related to In the Yasna · 27
Mithra → An, Building, Divinity, Everlasting, Gathas, God, Holy, However, Iranians, Like, Lofty, Mithra's, Myriad Eyes, Province Ruler, Spoken Name, The, This, Thousand Ears, Wide Pastures, Yasna
related to Achaemenid period · 26
Mithra → A2Hc, A2Sa, A3Pa, Achaemenid, Ahura Mazda, Ahuramazda, Although, Anahita, Artaxerxes II, Artaxerxes III, Babylonian, Behistun, Boyce, Darius, Divinities, Elamite, God Mithra, Hamadan, In, In Artaxerxes II's
related to Parthian period · 24
Mithra → AD, Apollo, Apollonian-type Mithra, Armenia, Armenian, Arsacids, Artabanus II, Before, Cassius Dio, Commagene, In, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, King Tiridates, Kushan Empire, Nero, Parthian, Parthian Empire, Roman, Roman-Parthian
related to Present-day Zoroastrianism · 20
Mithra → Avestan, Dar, Dar-e Mehr, Etymological, Gershevitch, Gujarati, In, It, Mehregan, Meillet, Mithra's, Parsi, Revayats, This, Today, Traditionally, Wilcken, Yazd, Zoroastrian, Zoroastrianism
related to Identification with Zeus · 19
Mithra → Ahura Mazda, Ai-Khanoum, Amyntas, Apollo, BC, Greco-Bactrian, Greek, Heliocles, Helios, Hellenistic Bactria, Hermaios, In Hellenistic Bactria, Indo-Greek, Kapissa, The, This, With, Zeus, Zeus-Mithras
related to In other texts · 18
Mithra → Aeshma, Ahura Mazda, Arshtat, Bundahishn, Duzakh, He, In, Khvarenah, Nairyosangha, Peshotanu, Peshotanu’s, Rashnu, Revayats, Sasanian Pahlavi Zoroastrian, Sraosha, These, Verethragna, Zand-i Wahman
related to In Manichaeism · 16
Mithra → Aramaic, Darkness, First Man, Light, Living Spirit, Manichaean, Messenger, Mihr, Mihr Yazd, Mihryazd, Mithra-yazata, Parthian-speaking Manichaeans, Parthians, Persian, Persians, The
related to Birth of Mithra · 13
Mithra → According, Alborz, From, Hence, Iran, Iranian, Iranians, Mithraic, Rome, Shepherds, The, This, Yalda Night

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god sun zoroastrian iranian persian also ancient light mihr ahura name parthian avestan mazda period avesta one figure roman two

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MithraAbodeHara Berezaiti1.00infobox
MithraAffiliationThe Thirty-Three Deities, Guardians of the Days of the Month, The Twelve Deities1.00infobox
MithraArmenianMihr1.00infobox
MithraAssociated deitiesVerethragna, Rashnu, Sraosha1.00infobox
MithraAttributesGod of the Covenant, God of Light and Brightness, God of War, God of Truth, Guardian of the Covenant, Judge of Deeds on the Final Day1.00infobox
MithraAvestanMiθra 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀1.00infobox
MithraBabylonianShamash1.00infobox
MithraDay16th of each month in the Iranian calendar، Sunday of each week1.00infobox
MithraFestivalsMehregan, Yalda Night (Birth of Mithra)1.00infobox
MithraGenderMale1.00infobox
MithraGreekMithras1.00infobox
MithraHinduMitra1.00infobox
MithraMountChariot1.00infobox
MithraOssetianUastyrdzhi1.00infobox
MithraRomanMithras1.00infobox
MithraSacred flowerScarlet Rose1.00infobox
MithraSymbolSunlight, light, Lion, Cypress tree1.00infobox
MithraTemplesMithraeum1.00infobox
MithraYazidiEzdan1.00infobox
Mithrais aexalted figure0.90text
Mithrais aastronomical event that occurs one night a year0.90text

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