WebMithraism, also known as the Mithraic mysteries or the Cult of Mithras, was a Roman mystery religion centered on the god Mithras. Although inspired by Iranian worship of the Zoroastrian divinity Mithra, the Roman Mithras is linked to a new and distinctive imagery, with the level of continuity between Persian and Greco-Roman practice debated. The …

WebOsiris is the mythological father of the god Horus, whose conception is described in the Osiris myth (a central myth in ancient Egyptian belief).The myth describes Osiris as having been killed by his brother Set, who wanted Osiris' throne. His wife, Isis, finds the body of Osiris and hides it in the reeds where it is found and dismembered by Set.. Isis retrieves …

WebSoteriology (/ s oʊ ˌ t ɪr i ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i /; Greek: σωτηρία sōtēria "salvation" from σωτήρ sōtēr "savior, preserver" and λόγος logos "study" or "word") is the study of religious doctrines of salvation.Salvation theory occupies a place of special significance in many religions. In the academic field of religious studies, soteriology is understood by scholars as ...

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WebList of Camenae. There were four Camenae: Carmenta, or Carmentis; Egeria, or Ægeria, or Aegeria; Antevorta, or Porrima; Postverta, or Postvorta, or Prorsa; The last two were sometimes specifically referred to as the Carmentae and in ancient times might have been two aspects of Carmenta rather than separate figures; in later times, however, they are …

WebIn Roman mythology, Veritas (Classical Latin: [ˈweː.rɪ.t̪aːs]), meaning Truth, is the Goddess of Truth, a daughter of Saturn (called Cronus by the Greeks, the Titan of Time, perhaps first by Plutarch), and the mother of Virtus.She is also sometimes considered the daughter of Jupiter (called Zeus by the Greeks), or a creation of Prometheus. The elusive goddess is …

WebHet mithraïsme, ook wel de Mithrascultus genoemd, was een mysteriecultus rond de god Mithras, die van de late eerste eeuw tot de late vierde eeuw beoefend werd in grote delen van het Romeinse Rijk.Het was een van de twee officiële godsdiensten in het Romeinse Rijk tot ca. 300 n.Chr., toen de opkomst van het christendom in Rome het mithraïsme afzwakte.

WebMithra (Avestan: ???????????????????? Miθra, Old Persian: ???????????? Miça) commonly known as Mehr, is the Iranian deity of covenant, light, oath, justice and the sun. In addition to being the divinity of contracts, Mithra is also a judicial figure, an all-seeing protector of Truth, and the guardian of cattle, the harvest, and of the Waters.. The Romans attributed their Mithraic mysteries ...

WebRoman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans.One of a wide variety of genres of Roman folklore, Roman mythology may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to the subject matter as represented in the literature and art of other cultures in any period. Roman …

WebPandora's box is an artifact in Greek mythology connected with the myth of Pandora in Hesiod's c. 700 B.C. poem Works and Days. Hesiod reported that curiosity led her to open a container left in the care of her husband, thus releasing physical and …