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<p> (Greek '''''Μίθρας''''' '';'' Sanscrit ''Mitra'' or ''Mitras),'' the highest of the twenty-eight second-class divinities of the ancient [[Persian]] Pantheon, is generally regarded as the chief of the ''Izeds'' (Zend. ''Yazata),'' the ruler of the universe. He is spoken of as the god of the sun; but he is more properly the god of day, and, in a higher and more extended sense, the god of light, presiding over the movements and influence of the principal heavenly bodies, including the five planets of the sun and moon. The primary signification of the word ''Mitra'' is ''A Friend, And'' [[Mithra]] would therefore convey the representation of light as the friend of mankind, and a </p>

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<ref name="term_51371"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/mithra+or+mithras Mithra Or Mithras from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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