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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}} | '''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> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{ | *''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1stm}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{ | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{io|sc}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Roman deities]] | [[Category:Roman deities]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:56, 8 October 2022
Mithras, an evolution of the Persian Mithra, was a god worshipped by ancient Romans as a form of Roman paganism and was often depicted with the image of him slaying a bull.
The cult of Mithras had a prominent presence in the city of Londinium, where they had a temple dedicated to him. After being abandoned for numerous centuries following the Roman exodus of 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.[1]
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.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (sculpture only)