cult of Mithras

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mystery religion
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Mithraism
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Ostia_Antica
gptkb:Dura-Europos
London Mithraeum
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Zoroastrian_Mithra
gptkbp:declinedAfter rise of Christianity
late 4th century CE
gptkbp:declineLinkedTo gptkb:Christianization_of_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:excludes Roman public literature
gptkbp:festival unknown
gptkbp:flourishedDuring 1st to 4th centuries CE
gptkbp:genderOfInitiates male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label cult of Mithras
gptkbp:iconography gptkb:tauroctony
gptkbp:influencedBy Persian religious traditions
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Mithras
gptkbp:mysteryReligion yes
gptkbp:noSurvivingScriptures yes
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:David_Ulansey
gptkb:Franz_Cumont
gptkb:Roger_Beck
gptkbp:notablePlace Mithraic reliefs
Mithraic altars
Mithraic inscriptions
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:Theodosius_I
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Greek_mythology
mystery cults
gptkbp:rituals gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:ritualsHeldIn mithraeum
gptkbp:sacredMeal bread and wine
gptkbp:secretInitiationRites yes
gptkbp:sevenGradesOfInitiation yes
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:Britannia
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Rome
gptkb:Germania
gptkb:Gaul
gptkbp:symbol slaying of the bull
gptkbp:templesUsuallyUnderground yes
gptkbp:worshipInvolved gptkb:ritual
banquets
oaths of secrecy
symbolic rebirth
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hellenistic_polytheism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6