Mithras
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Mithras
< Latin < Greek Míthrās < Old Persian Mithra
Example Sentences
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A relief from an altar of Mithras dating from the second or third century CE.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
It was built over a fourth-century church that itself sat atop a temple to the Roman god Mithras.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 12, 2016
The wine god’s local cult had installed itself in the 2nd-century Temple of Mithras, less than a mile away, when the soldiers’ god fell out of fashion.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2016
Welsh archaeologist Prof WF Grimes discovered a Roman temple devoted to god of light Mithras.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2015
She had no way of knowing if this room was older than the shrine of Mithras, or if—like the labyrinth—the rooms were a hodgepodge from many eras thrown randomly together.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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