Mithra – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Mithras
n.
Persian god of light and truth (protector against evil); Persian sun god
Mithra
Mithra (
Miθra,
Miça) is the
Zoroastrian angelic
Divinity (
yazata) of and
Oath. In addition to being the Divinity of Contracts, Mithra is also a judicial figure, an all-seeing Protector of
Truth, and the Guardian of Cattle, the Harvest and of
The Waters.
Mithra
Noun
1. ancient Persian god of light and truth; sun god
(synonym) Mithras
(hypernym) Persian deity
Mithra
[Persian] An old-Iranian god of light, contracts and friendship. He also maintains the cosmic order. Sometimes mentioned as the son of Ahura Mazda, he assists him in his struggle against the forces of evil, represented by Angra Mainyu. Mithra was born from a rock (or a cave). He fought with the sun and managed to capture the divine bull and slayed it before he ascended to heaven. From the blood of the bull came forth all the plants and animals beneficial to humanity. With the emerging of Zoroastrianism, he was reduced to the status of Yazata. In the Avesta he was portrayed as having ten thousand ears and eyes, and he rides in a chariot pulled by white horses. In the 4 century BCE his popularity rose and again he held a high position in the Persian pantheon. Eventually his cult spread beyond Iran and Asia Minor and gradually became a mystery cult. The ascetic religion of Mithraism (to which only men were allowed) became increasingly popular among the Roman soldiers around 100 CE and at that ti...
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Mithras
Mithras (Greek) Mithra, Mitra (Avestan) [from Avestan Mithra from mith, myth light + ra subjective form] Ancient Persian deity; Yusti translates Mithra as the medium between the two lights: the invisible and the visible. Therefore, Mithra means the latent potential ability of understanding and the developing force in nature. It is the hidden beingness, the mysterious force of growth and the invisible light; philosophically, the latent power of cognition; astrologically, the source of the light of the heavens; and mystically, the creative force of love. Ahura-Mazda says: "I have created Mithra as worthy of sacrifice, as worthy of glorification, as I, Ahura Mazda, am myself." In late Persian times he became the god of the sun and of truth and faith. He punishes the Mithra-druj (he who lies to Mithra). He is represented as a judge in hell, in company with Rashnu (the true one, the god of truth) -- who is an aspect of Mithra in his moral character. The Sanskrit Mitra in the Vedas is the god of light and friendship.
As known to the Greeks and Romans, Mithras was the god of the sun, of purity, moral goodness, and knowledge, whose worship spread over the Roman world, especially during the 2nd and 3rd centuries.
