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  2. Mithras Liturgy - Wikipedia

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    The "Mithras Liturgy" is a text from the Great Magical Papyrus of Paris, part of the Greek Magical Papyri, [1] numbered PGM IV.475–829. [2]Albrecht Dieterich, the first translator of the text in 1903, coined the name it is known by today, [3] [4] based on the invocation of Helios Mithras (Ἥλιοϲ Μίθραϲ) as the god who will provide the initiate with a revelation of immortality. [5]

  3. Mithraism - Wikipedia

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    Mithraism, also known as the Mithraic mysteries or the Cult of Mithras, was a Roman mystery religion centered on the god Mithras. Although inspired by Iranian worship of the Zoroastrian divinity ( yazata ) Mithra , the Roman Mithras was linked to a new and distinctive imagery, and the degree of continuity between Persian and Greco-Roman ...

  4. Greek Magical Papyri - Wikipedia

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    The manuscripts came to light through the antiquities trade, from the 1700s onward. One of the best known of these texts is the Mithras Liturgy. [2] The texts were published in a series. Individual texts are referenced using the abbreviation PGM plus the volume and item number. Each volume contains a number of spells and rituals.

  5. Mithraism in comparison with other belief systems - Wikipedia

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    Mithras stock epithet is Sol Invictus, "invincible sun".However, Mithras is distinct from both deities known as Sol Invictus, and they are separate entities on Mithraic statuary and artwork such as the tauroctony, hunting scenes, and banquet scenes, in which Mithras dines with Sol. [10] Other scenes feature Mithras ascending behind Sol in the latter's chariot, the deities shaking hands and the ...

  6. Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae

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    Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae (CIMRM) is a two-volume collection of inscriptions and monuments relating primarily to the Mithraic Mysteries.It was compiled by Maarten Jozef Vermaseren and published at The Hague by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1956, 1960 in 2 vols. Publication was sponsored by the Royal Flemish Academy and the Netherlands Organization for Pure ...

  7. Category:Mithraism - Wikipedia

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    Mithras (name) Mithras Liturgy; Mithras of Fiano Romano; T. Tauroctony; Tiridates I of Armenia This page was last edited on 21 March 2023, at 13:24 (UTC). Text is ...

  8. Mithras (name) - Wikipedia

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    The name Mithras (Latin, equivalent to Greek "Μίθρας", [1]) is a form of Mithra, the name of an Iranian god, [2] a point acknowledged by Mithras scholars since the days of Franz Cumont. [3] The Greek form of the name appears in Xenophon 's biography of Cyrus , the Cyropaedia , [ 4 ] a work written in the fourth century BC.

  9. Albrecht Dieterich - Wikipedia

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    His theory was met with skepticism and criticized by several scholars in regards to the Mithraic origin of the liturgy. [7] He participated in a long standing debate with Franz Cumont over his Mithraic interpretation of the papyrus. [8] Other significant works by Dieterich include: De hymnis Orphicis capitula quinque (Marburg, 1891).