Mithras

[ mith-ras ]

nounPersian Mythology.
  1. the god of light and truth, later of the sun.

Origin of Mithras

1
<Latin <Greek Míthrās<Old Persian Mithra
  • Also Mith·ra [mith-ruh]. /ˈmɪθ rə/.

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Mithras

Mithra (ˈmɪθrə)

/ (ˈmɪθræs) /


noun
  1. Persian myth the god of light, identified with the sun, who slew a primordial bull and fertilized the world with its blood

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