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Mithra and the Sun vs. Mithra as the Sun. How did Mithra become the Sun god?

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In current article, we examine the relationship between Iranian god Miθra and the Sun through Iranian religious history and try to show how these two initially different deities became one and how the figure of Miθra changed as a consequence of being equated to the Sun. We will consider the earliest mentions of the name of Miθra in different sources and we will explain his identification with the Sun by a Mesopotamian influence Šamaš – god of Sun and Justice).

Editura Universitatii Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iasi

J. LAHE V. SAZONOV

STUDIA ANTIQUA ET ARCHAEOLOGICA

Title: Mithra and the Sun vs. Mithra as the Sun. How did Mithra become the Sun god?

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In current article, we examine the relationship between Iranian god Miθra and the Sun through Iranian religious history and try to show how these two initially different deities became one and how the figure of Miθra changed as a consequence of being equated to the Sun.

We will consider the earliest mentions of the name of Miθra in different sources and we will explain his identification with the Sun by a Mesopotamian influence Šamaš – god of Sun and Justice).

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