Deity Iranian traditions

Mithra

مهر (ایزد ایرانی) fa

Zoroastrian divinity of Contracts and Oaths, a form of Mitra and also worshipped in the Roman Empire as a mystery god of masculinity and the sun

A god is known
by the accounts
that name it.

Accounts kept apart

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Connections

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What this means

One figure treated as another in some context. Not literal identity in all contexts, and usually a claim by a third party.

Does not imply literal identity in all contexts · that either tradition made the identification

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What this means

A transmission argued from evidence. Not shared symbols, and not a short path through a database.

Does not imply shared symbols as evidence · a short path through a database

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What this means

A domain, symbol or epithet as sources record it.

Does not imply an exclusive domain · the same association in every account

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Keep exploring

Zoroastrianism, the Mithraic mysteries, Manichaeism, Yazidism and the Mandaeans.