Mithras - Miθra - Mitra

The Roman Mithras cult is one of the so-called "oriental cults" that spread throughout the Roman Empire. Although ancient tradition regards it as a Persian cult, Franz Cumont (the "father of modern Mithraic-study"), and many scholars have been convinced of its Iranian origin. All the information presently available to us opposes this view and suggests that the Roman Mithras cult was not an importe...