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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_144925" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) The sun god of the Persians. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76645" /> == | |||
<p> E . the Friend), the highest of the second order of deities in the ancient [[Persian]] religion, the friend of man in this life and his protector against evil in the world to come, sided with [[Ormuzd]] against Ahriman, incarnated in the sun, and represented as a youth kneeling on a bull and plunging a dagger into his neck, while he is at the same time attacked by a dog, a serpent, and a scorpion. </p> | <p> E . the Friend), the highest of the second order of deities in the ancient [[Persian]] religion, the friend of man in this life and his protector against evil in the world to come, sided with [[Ormuzd]] against Ahriman, incarnated in the sun, and represented as a youth kneeling on a bull and plunging a dagger into his neck, while he is at the same time attacked by a dog, a serpent, and a scorpion. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_144925"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/mithras Mithras from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_76645"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/mithras Mithras from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_76645"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/mithras Mithras from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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