Zoroastrian Mithra

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:deity
Zoroastrian deity
gptkbp:associatedWith sun
truth
light
covenants
contracts
oaths
gptkbp:category gptkb:Zoroastrian_deities
gptkb:Persian_mythology
gptkbp:dayOfWeek gptkb:Sunday
gptkbp:etymology from Indo-Iranian root *mitra meaning 'contract' or 'friend'
gptkbp:festival Mithrakana
gptkbp:gender male
gptkbp:hasCounterpart Roman Mithras
Vedic Mitra
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zoroastrian Mithra
gptkbp:iconography depicted with a chariot
often shown with a halo
sometimes depicted with a bull
gptkbp:importantFor Mithra Yasht
gptkbp:languageOfWorship gptkb:Avestan
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Avesta
gptkb:Yashts
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Ahura_Mazda
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Rashnu
gptkb:Sraosha
Asha (truth/order)
gptkbp:role warrior deity
protector of cattle
enforcer of contracts
mediator between Ahura Mazda and humans
gptkbp:roleInJudgment weighs souls after death
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:sword
station wagon
sun
scales
gptkbp:title judge of souls
protector of truth
guardian of oaths
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:ancient_Persians
gptkb:Sassanids
gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
gptkb:Parthian_Empire
gptkb:Sassanian_Empire
gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkb:Parthians
16th day of each Zoroastrian month
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:cult_of_Mithras
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7