What does "mithras" mean?

A Roman god, cult figure of the 2nd-to-4th-century Roman mystery religion known as the "Mysteries of Mithras", or Mithraism.

What is a synonym for "mithras"?

Common synonyms include: agdistis, amor, aphrodite, apollo, apollon, ares.

Mithras

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A Roman god, cult figure of the 2nd-to-4th-century Roman mystery religion known as the "Mysteries of Mithras", or Mithraism.

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agdistis amor aphrodite apollo apollon ares

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"Christmas was established as a way to Christianize the pagan festival of the Unconquered Sun—itself a Roman invention to unify the worship of various solar deities throughout the empire and its colonies, including the Syrian El and the Persian Mithras."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Mithras. Doublet of Mehr, mitre, and Mitra.

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