Mithraic mysteries

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mystery religion
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Mithraism
gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds gptkb:London
gptkb:Rome
gptkb:Ostia
gptkb:Dura-Europos
gptkbp:centeredOnDeity gptkb:Mithras
gptkbp:declinedAfter rise of Christianity
late 4th century CE
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:women
gptkbp:flourishedDuring 1st to 4th centuries CE
gptkbp:gradeNames gptkb:Leo
gptkb:Miles
gptkb:Perses
gptkb:Corax
gptkb:Heliodromus
gptkb:Nymphus
gptkb:Pater
gptkbp:hadInitiationRites yes
gptkbp:hasConnection gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkb:Sol_Invictus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mithraic mysteries
gptkbp:iconography gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:beer
gptkb:dog
gptkb:lion
gptkb:Raven
gptkb:cave
torch
sun and moon
zodiac
gptkbp:influencedBy Persian god Mithra
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:art
archaeology
inscriptions
ancient writers
gptkbp:mainLine none survived
gptkbp:mithraeumLocatedIn underground chambers
gptkbp:mysteryReligionType initiation-based
gptkbp:notableAncientWriters gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Tertullian
gptkb:Origen
gptkb:St._Jerome
Porphyry
gptkbp:numberOfGrades seven
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:monarchy
officials
merchants
gptkbp:relatedTo other Roman mystery religions
gptkbp:ritualsHeldIn mithraeum
gptkbp:sacredMeal bread and wine
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:tauroctony
gptkbp:tauroctonyDepicts gptkb:Mithras_slaying_a_bull
gptkbp:worshippedIn banquets
secret rituals
oaths
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tauroctony_relief
gptkb:Mithraism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5