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The festival of Natalis Invicti, held on 25 December, was a general festival of the Sun, and by no means specific to the Mysteries of Mithras." [44] Mithraic initiates were required to swear an oath of secrecy and dedication. [45] Mithras was thought to be a "warrior hero" similar to Greek heroes. [46]
Bas-relief of Mithras looking to Sol Invictus as he slays the bull. Inscription top line: Soli Invicto Deo. It is often stated (e.g. by Encyclopaedia Britannica, [20] [21] the Catholic Encyclopedia, [22] [c] and others [23] [24]) that Mithras was born on December 25. Beck (1987) [25] argues that this is unproven. He writes:
In AD 362, the emperor Julian wrote in his Hymn to King Helios that the Agon Solis was held in late December, between the end of the Saturnalia and the New Year. [54] Julian says it is dedicated to Helios and the "Invincible Sun". [55] Most scholars therefore date the festival to December 25 and associate it with the Natalis Solis Invicti. [56]
Today, Romance languages ... December 25 was commonly indicated as the date of the winter solstice, [e] ... Mithras was known as Sol Invictus even though Sol is a ...
Saturnalia is an ancient Roman festival and holiday in honour of the god Saturn, held on 17 December in the Julian calendar and later expanded with festivities until 19 December. By the 1st century BC, the celebration had been extended until 23 December, for a total of seven days of festivities. [ 1 ]
The Bible never states when Jesus was born, [161] [162] [163] but, by late antiquity, Christians had begun celebrating his birth on 25 December. [162] In 274 AD, the Roman emperor Aurelian had declared 25 December the birthdate of Sol Invictus, a sun god of Syrian origin whose cult had been vigorously promoted by the earlier emperor Elagabalus.
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Persian and Parthian-speaking Manichaeans used the name of Mithra current in their time (Mihryazd, q.e. Mithra-yazata) for two different Manichaean angels. The first, called Mihryazd by the Persians, was the "Living Spirit" (Aramaic rūḥā ḥayyā ), a savior-figure who rescues the "First Man" from the demonic Darkness into which he had plunged.