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'''Mitra''' is the [[lawful]] [[god]] of the [[Barbarian]] pantheon. | '''Mitra''' is the [[lawful]] [[god]] of the [[Barbarian]] pantheon. | ||
==Encyclopedia entry== | ==Encyclopedia entry== | ||
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| − | + | Originating in India (Mitra), Mithra is a god of light who | |
| − | + | was translated into the attendant of the god Ahura Mazda in | |
| − | + | the light religion of Persia; from this he was adopted as | |
| − | + | the Roman deity Mithras. He is not generally regarded as a | |
| − | + | sky god but a personification of the fertilizing power of | |
| − | + | warm, light air. According to the _Avesta_, he possesses | |
| − | + | 10,000 eyes and ears and rides in a chariot drawn by white | |
| − | + | horses. Mithra, according to Zarathustra, is concerned with | |
| − | + | the endless battle between light and dark forces: he | |
| − | + | represents truth. He is responsible for the keeping of oaths | |
| − | + | and contracts. He is attributed with the creation of both | |
| − | + | plants and animals. His chief adversary is Ahriman, the | |
| − | + | power of darkness. | |
| − | + | |<poem> | |
| + | [ The Encyclopaedia of Myths and Legends of All | ||
| + | Nations, by Herbert Spencer Robinson and | ||
| + | Knox Wilson ]</poem>}} | ||
[[Category:Gods]] | [[Category:Gods]] | ||
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Mitra is the lawful god of the Barbarian pantheon.
Encyclopedia entry
Originating in India (Mitra), Mithra is a god of light who
was translated into the attendant of the god Ahura Mazda in
the light religion of Persia; from this he was adopted as
the Roman deity Mithras. He is not generally regarded as a
sky god but a personification of the fertilizing power of
warm, light air. According to the _Avesta_, he possesses
10,000 eyes and ears and rides in a chariot drawn by white
horses. Mithra, according to Zarathustra, is concerned with
the endless battle between light and dark forces: he
represents truth. He is responsible for the keeping of oaths
and contracts. He is attributed with the creation of both
plants and animals. His chief adversary is Ahriman, the
power of darkness.
[ The Encyclopaedia of Myths and Legends of All
Nations, by Herbert Spencer Robinson and
Knox Wilson ]
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