Mithras
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