Mithras

English thumb|right|200px|Mithras Etymology en la Mithras. en Mehr mitre Mitra. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Mithras.wav US Proper noun A Roman god, cult figure of the 2nd-to-4th-century Roman mystery religion known as the "Mysteries of Mithras", or Mithraism. Derived terms en Mithraeum Mithraicist Mithrasmas Related terms en Mithra en Mithraic en Mithratic en Mitra en Mithraism Roman deities Latin Etymology Probably via la grc Μίθρας from some unattested la ira-old - intermediary, ultimately from vocative la ae Avst 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (cf. Mithra). Until the 1970s, the character of Roman Mithras was widely assumed to be a continuation of that of Iranian Mithra (and thus also of Indo-Iranian iir-pro *mitra). This notion is no longer followed today, and it is generally agreed that borrowing (e.g. of the name) does not constitute continuation. Pronunciation Mithrās Proper noun Mithrās<1> A Roman god, cult figure of the 2nd–4th century Roman mystery religion known as the "Mysteries of Mithras" (now colloquially Mithraism) Declension Mithrās<1> References la Roman deities