Difference between revisions of "Mithras"
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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" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76645" /> == | ||
<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> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<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> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 11:12, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) The sun god of the Persians.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
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.
