Mithras - Revision history

Soranin at 16:20, 8 May 2026

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	{{Quote\|Mithras was a pagan idea, a so-called god beloved by the ancient soldiers that built this city\|Erke describing Mithras to Eivor, 873.\|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla\|Walls and Shadows}}		{{Quote\|Mithras was a pagan idea, a so-called god beloved by the ancient soldiers that built this city\|Erke describing Mithras to Eivor, 873.\|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla\|Walls and Shadows}}
	[[File:ACV Mithras Relief.png\|thumb\|250px\|A relief of Mithras slaying the bull]]		[[File:ACV Mithras Relief.png\|thumb\|250px\|A relief of Mithras slaying the bull]]
	'''Mithras''', an evolution of the [[~~Iran\|Persian~~]] ''~~'{{wiki\|~~Mithra~~}}'''~~, was a god worshipped by ancient ~~[[Roman Empire\|~~Romans]] as a form of Roman {{~~Wiki~~\|~~paganism~~}} ~~and~~ was often depicted ~~with the image of him~~ slaying a [[~~Cattle\|bull~~]].		'''Mithras''', an evolution of the Persian sun god<ref name="Mines">''[[Le Secret des Mines]]''</ref> Mithra, was a god worshipped by ancient Romans as a form of Roman paganism.<ref>{{WP\|Mithraism}}</ref> Mithras was often depicted slaying a bull, and often had on a Phrygian cap<ref name="Walls and Shadows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Walls and Shadows]]</ref><ref name="Mines"/> and Iranian trousers to emphasize his Eastern origins. His festival was celebrated on 25 December.<ref name="Mines"/>

	The cult of Mithras ~~had a prominent presence~~ in the ~~city~~ of [[London\|Londinium]]~~, where they had a~~ [[~~Temple of Mithras, London~~\|~~temple~~]] ~~dedicated to him~~. After being abandoned for numerous centuries following the Roman exodus of ~~[[Great Britain\|~~Britannia]] in the 5th century, ~~the temple was~~ subsequently used by a faction of the [[Order of the Ancients]], who worshipped the god and practiced its beliefs.<ref name="Walls and Shadows">~~''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Walls and Shadows]]~~</~~ref~~>		The cult of Mithras appeared in Rome at the end of the 1st century CE, and spread throughout the Roman Empire, with several temples being built across the provinces.<ref name="Mines"/> The province of Brittania, had at least two such {{Wiki\|mithraeum}}, one in [[London\|Londinium]]<ref name="Walls and Shadows"/> and another in [[Winchester\|Venta Belgarum]].<ref name="Impaling the Seax">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Impaling the Seax]]</ref> After being abandoned for numerous centuries following the Roman exodus of Britannia in the 5th century, these temples were subsequently used by a faction of the Order of the Ancients, who worshipped the god and practiced its beliefs.<ref name="Walls and Shadows"/><ref name="Impaling the Seax"/>

	In the [[Middle Ages]], the ~~[[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|~~Levantine Assassin~~]] [[~~Mentor~~]] [[~~Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] noted in ~~[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|~~his codex]] the similarities between Mithra and figures of other belief systems such as [[Jesus of Nazareth]], [[Horus]], and [[Dionysos]]. He postulated that these stories shared a ~~[[Isu\|~~common source]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>		In the Middle Ages, the Levantine Assassin Mentor Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad noted in his codex the similarities between Mithra and figures of other belief systems such as Jesus of Nazareth, Horus, and Dionysos. He postulated that these stories shared a common source.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex]]: Page 11</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1stm}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1stm}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{io\|sc}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{io\|sc}}
			*''[[Le Secret des Mines]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Roman deities]]		[[Category:Roman deities]]

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	'''Mithras''', an evolution of the [[Iran\|Persian]] '''{{wiki\|Mithra}}''', was a god worshipped by ancient [[Roman Empire\|Romans]] as a form of Roman {{Wiki\|paganism}} and was often depicted with the image of him slaying a [[Cattle\|bull]].		'''Mithras''', an evolution of the [[Iran\|Persian]] '''{{wiki\|Mithra}}''', was a god worshipped by ancient [[Roman Empire\|Romans]] as a form of Roman {{Wiki\|paganism}} and was often depicted with the image of him slaying a [[Cattle\|bull]].

	The cult of Mithras had a prominent presence in the city of [[London\|Londinium]], where they had a [[Temple of Mithras\|temple]] dedicated to him. After being abandoned for numerous centuries following the Roman exodus of [[Great Britain\|Britannia]] in the 5th century, the temple was subsequently used by a faction of the [[Order of the Ancients]], who worshipped the god and practiced its beliefs.<ref name="Walls and Shadows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Walls and Shadows]]</ref>		The cult of Mithras had a prominent presence in the city of [[London\|Londinium]], where they had a [[Temple of Mithras, London\|temple]] dedicated to him. After being abandoned for numerous centuries following the Roman exodus of [[Great Britain\|Britannia]] in the 5th century, the temple was subsequently used by a faction of the [[Order of the Ancients]], who worshipped the god and practiced its beliefs.<ref name="Walls and Shadows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Walls and Shadows]]</ref>

	In the [[Middle Ages]], the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassin]] [[Mentor]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] noted in [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|his codex]] the similarities between Mithra and figures of other belief systems such as [[Jesus of Nazareth]], [[Horus]], and [[Dionysos]]. He postulated that these stories shared a [[Isu\|common source]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>		In the [[Middle Ages]], the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassin]] [[Mentor]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] noted in [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|his codex]] the similarities between Mithra and figures of other belief systems such as [[Jesus of Nazareth]], [[Horus]], and [[Dionysos]]. He postulated that these stories shared a [[Isu\|common source]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

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Can't actually read Codex in AC1, only in AC2

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	{{Quote\|Mithras was a pagan idea, a so-called god beloved by the ancient soldiers that built this city\|Erke describing Mithras to Eivor, 873.\|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla\|Walls and Shadows}}		{{Quote\|Mithras was a pagan idea, a so-called god beloved by the ancient soldiers that built this city\|Erke describing Mithras to Eivor, 873.\|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla\|Walls and Shadows}}
	[[File:ACV Mithras Relief.png\|thumb\|250px\|A relief of Mithras slaying the bull]]		[[File:ACV Mithras Relief.png\|thumb\|250px\|A relief of Mithras slaying the bull]]
	'''Mithras''', an evolution of the [[Iran\|Persian]] '''{{wiki\|Mithra}}''', was a god worshipped by ancient [[Roman Empire\|Romans]] as a form of Roman {{Wiki\|paganism}}, often depicted with the image of him slaying a bull.		'''Mithras''', an evolution of the [[Iran\|Persian]] '''{{wiki\|Mithra}}''', was a god worshipped by ancient [[Roman Empire\|Romans]] as a form of Roman {{Wiki\|paganism}} and was often depicted with the image of him slaying a [[Cattle\|bull]].

	The cult of Mithras had a prominent presence in the city of [[London\|Londinium]], where they had a [[Temple of Mithras\|temple]] dedicated to him. After being abandoned for numerous centuries following the Roman exodus of [[Great Britain\|Britannia]] in the 5th century, the temple was subsequently used by a faction of the [[Order of the Ancients]], who worshipped the god and practiced its beliefs.<ref name="Walls and Shadows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Walls and Shadows]]</ref>		The cult of Mithras had a prominent presence in the city of [[London\|Londinium]], where they had a [[Temple of Mithras\|temple]] dedicated to him. After being abandoned for numerous centuries following the Roman exodus of [[Great Britain\|Britannia]] in the 5th century, the temple was subsequently used by a faction of the [[Order of the Ancients]], who worshipped the god and practiced its beliefs.<ref name="Walls and Shadows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Walls and Shadows]]</ref>

	In the ~~middle ages,~~ [[~~Levant~~]]~~ine~~ [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Mentor]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] noted in [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|his codex]] the similarities between Mithra and figures of other belief systems such as [[Jesus of Nazareth]], [[Horus]], and [[Dionysos]]. He postulated that these stories shared a [[Isu\|common source]].<ref name="~~Codex~~">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' ~~– [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex]]~~</ref>		In the [[Middle Ages]], the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassin]] [[Mentor]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] noted in [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|his codex]] the similarities between Mithra and figures of other belief systems such as [[Jesus of Nazareth]], [[Horus]], and [[Dionysos]]. He postulated that these stories shared a [[Isu\|common source]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1stm}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{io\|sc}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{io\|sc}}

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Appearances

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{c\|~~statue only~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{io\|sc}}

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Roman deities]]		[[Category:Roman deities]]

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	{{Quote\|Mithras was a pagan idea, a so-called god beloved by the ancient soldiers that built this city\|Erke describing Mithras to Eivor, 873.\|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla\|Walls and Shadows}}		{{Quote\|Mithras was a pagan idea, a so-called god beloved by the ancient soldiers that built this city\|Erke describing Mithras to Eivor, 873.\|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla\|Walls and Shadows}}
	[[File:ACV Mithras Relief.png\|thumb\|250px\|A relief of Mithras slaying the bull]]		[[File:ACV Mithras Relief.png\|thumb\|250px\|A relief of Mithras slaying the bull]]
	'''Mithras''' was a god worshipped by ancient [[Roman Empire\|Romans]] as a form of Roman {{Wiki\|paganism}}, often depicted with the image of him slaying a bull.		'''Mithras''', an evolution of the [[Iran\|Persian]] '''{{wiki\|Mithra}}''', was a god worshipped by ancient [[Roman Empire\|Romans]] as a form of Roman {{Wiki\|paganism}}, often depicted with the image of him slaying a bull.

	The cult of Mithras had a prominent presence in the city of [[London\|Londinium]], where they had a [[Temple of Mithras\|temple]] dedicated to him. After being abandoned for numerous centuries following the Roman exodus of [[Great Britain\|Britannia]] in the 5th century, the temple was subsequently used by a faction of the [[Order of the Ancients]], who worshipped the god and practiced its beliefs.<ref name="Walls and Shadows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Walls and Shadows]]</ref>		The cult of Mithras had a prominent presence in the city of [[London\|Londinium]], where they had a [[Temple of Mithras\|temple]] dedicated to him. After being abandoned for numerous centuries following the Roman exodus of [[Great Britain\|Britannia]] in the 5th century, the temple was subsequently used by a faction of the [[Order of the Ancients]], who worshipped the god and practiced its beliefs.<ref name="Walls and Shadows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Walls and Shadows]]</ref>

			In the middle ages, [[Levant]]ine [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Mentor]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] noted in [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|his codex]] the similarities between Mithra and figures of other belief systems such as [[Jesus of Nazareth]], [[Horus]], and [[Dionysos]]. He postulated that these stories shared a [[Isu\|common source]].<ref name="Codex">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{c\|statue only}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{c\|statue only}}

imported>Lacrossedeamon: Undo revision 987356 by Lacrossedeamon (talk) might have been premature; creating talk page for the issue

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Undo revision 987356 by Lacrossedeamon (talk) might have been premature; creating talk page for the issue

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{c\|statue only}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{c\|statue only}}

imported>Lacrossedeamon: As in Altair's Codex as Mithra

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As in Altair's Codex as Mithra

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{c\|statue only}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{c\|statue only}}

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{{Era|Culture}}{{WP-REAL|Mithraism}}
{{Quote|Mithras was a pagan idea, a so-called god beloved by the ancient soldiers that built this city|Erke describing Mithras to Eivor, 873.|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla|Walls and Shadows}}
[[File:ACV Mithras Relief.png|thumb|250px|A relief of Mithras slaying the bull]]
'''Mithras''' was a god worshipped by ancient [[Roman Empire|Romans]] as a form of Roman {{Wiki|paganism}}, often depicted with the image of him slaying a bull.

The cult of Mithras had a prominent presence in the city of [[London|Londinium]], where they had a [[Temple of Mithras|temple]] dedicated to him. After being abandoned for numerous centuries following the Roman exodus of [[Great Britain|Britannia]] in the 5th century, the temple was subsequently used by a faction of the [[Order of the Ancients]], who worshipped the god and practiced its beliefs.<ref name="Walls and Shadows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Walls and Shadows]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{c|statue only}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Roman deities]]