Liber XXXVI · Zoroastrianism
Chapter V
Mithra & Mithraism
7 min readMithra and Mithraism: From Persian God to Roman MysteriesMithra, the Iranian god of the covenant, and the Roman mysteries of Mithras: the Mihr Yasht, the bull-slaying, the mithraeum and the seven grades.8 min readThe Mithraeum: Temples, Grades and Initiation in MithraismInside the Roman mithraeum: the cave as cosmos, benches and cult images, sites from Ostia to London, the seven grades, initiation ordeals and sacred meals.7 min readThe Mithras Liturgy: An Ascent Ritual in the Magical PapyriThe Mithras Liturgy (PGM IV.475–829) explained: the Paris magical papyrus, its heavenly ascent to Helios Mithras, Dieterich's theory and its critics.