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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]
Mithra (Avestan: π¬¨π¬π¬π¬π¬ Miθra; Old Persian: π·π°πΌ MiθraΚ° ) is an ancient Iranian deity of covenants, light, oaths, justice, the Sun, [1] contracts, and friendship. [2] 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 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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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 ...
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