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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 [[ | '''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 | 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 | 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]]'' {{ | *''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1stm}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{ | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{io|sc}} | ||
*''[[Le Secret des Mines]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Roman deities]] | [[Category:Roman deities]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:20, 8 May 2026
Mithras, an evolution of the Persian sun god[1] Mithra, was a god worshipped by ancient Romans as a form of Roman paganism.[2] Mithras was often depicted slaying a bull, and often had on a Phrygian cap[3][1] and Iranian trousers to emphasize his Eastern origins. His festival was celebrated on 25 December.[1]
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.[1] The province of Brittania, had at least two such mithraeum, one in Londinium[3] and another in Venta Belgarum.[4] 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.[3][4]
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.[5]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (sculpture only)
- Le Secret des Mines (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Le Secret des Mines
- ↑
Mithraism on Wikipedia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Walls and Shadows
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Impaling the Seax
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex: Page 11