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A god descending (1)

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03 Religious festivals, cults, rituals and practices
01 Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery




 		Keywords
descent
Mithraism
Period
Roman Empire 		Channel
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Text
Mithras Liturgy 694-704:
Now when they (= the seven gods) take their place, here and there, in order, look in the air and you will see lightning-bolts going down, and lights flashing, and the earth shaking, and a god descending, a god immensely great, having a bright appearance, youthful, golden-haired, with a white tunic and a golden crown and trousers, and holding in his right hand a golden shoulder of a young bull: this is the Bear which moves and turns heaven around, moving upward and downward in accordance with the hour. Then you will see lightning-bolts leaping from his eyes and stars from his body.

Source (list of abbreviations)
Mithras Liturgy 694-704

Bibliography

Meyer 1987, 218Meyer, Marvin W. The Ancient Mysteries. A Sourcebook. Sacred Texts of the Mystery Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean World. San Francisco: Harper 1987.

Amar Annus


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