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Mithras
[ mith-ras ]
noun
- the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
Mithras
/ ˈmɪθræs; ˈmɪθrə /
noun
- Persian myth the god of light, identified with the sun, who slew a primordial bull and fertilized the world with its blood
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Mithras1
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Example Sentences
Then came a white horse of magnificent size, his forehead blazing with gems, in honour of Mithras.
This worship of Mithras is evidently but a corrupt descendant from the ancient Aryan adoration of Mithra, the god of daylight.
There could be no mistake; he heard the chorus of priests singing farewell to the setting Mithras.
H'm; that may be Mithras's notion of making a clean job of it, but it ain't mine!
They mention both Phlegyas, and Mithras, as men deified; and specify, that they were of Ethiopian original.
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