mithras in English

noun
1
a god of light, truth, and honor, the central figure of the cult of Mithraism but probably of Persian origin. He was also associated with merchants and the protection of warriors.

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1. There were proposals to name the F4H "Satan" and "Mithras".

2. Mithras thus became the giver of authority and victory to the Imperial House.

3. The cult of Mithras was Christianity's main rival at the time of Constantine.

4. Oriental deities were in vogue, and temples were erected in honor of Mithras, Isis, and Osiris.

5. As 'God of Truth and Integrity', Mithras was invoked in solemn oaths to pledge the fulfillment of contracts and punish liars .

6. He is thus a god of the ages, associated with mystery religions concerned with the afterlife, such as the mysteries of Cybele, Dionysus, Orpheus, and Mithras.

7. 1 Overview 1.1 The Baronies 1.2 Affiliated Domains 2 References All of the Baronies are nominally ruled by Mithras of London, though some are more loyal than others

8. The recognition of Sunday (the day of Phœbus and Mithras as well as the Lord’s Day) by the emperor Constantine . . . may have led Christians of the fourth century to feel the appropriateness of making the birthday of the Son of God coincide with that of the physical sun.