Mithras
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- [ MITH-rəs (English) ]
- Persian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of MITHRA.
 | MITHRA male Persian Mythology Derived from an Indo-Iranian root *mitra meaning "oath, alliance, friend". In Persian mythology he was a god of light and friendship, the son of the supreme god Ahura Mazda. Worship of him eventually spread outside of Persia, where it was known as Mithraism. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| PERSIAN MYTHOLOGY: Mehr, Mithra |
| PERSIAN: Mehr |
| FEMININE FORMS |
| PERSIAN: Mitra |
| OTHER FORMS |
| ANCIENT PERSIAN: Mithradatha, Mithridates |
| GEORGIAN: Merab |
| LITERATURE: Mehrab |
| PERSIAN: Mehrab, Mehrdad |