Mithras, the secret god

Translated from German by Therese and Vincent Megaw Title Page Table of Contents Acknowledgements Illustrations Figures in the text 1. Mithras in India and Iran 13 2. Zarathustra and the Magi 18 3. The Arrival of Mithras in Europe 27 4. The Followers of Mithras 30 5. The Means of Propaganda 34 6. The Mithraic Temple 37 7. Important Mithraic Sanctuaries 43 8. The God’s Most Famous Feat 67 9. The Figures round the Bull-Slayer 70 10. The Legend of Mithras 75 11. The Mithraic Pantheon 106 12. The God of Infinite Time 116 13. Initiation into the Mysteries 129 14. The Seven Grades of Initiation 138 15. Constellations and the Elements 154 16. Women and the Mithraic Cult 162 17. Human Sacrifice 166 18. Liturgical Hymns 168 19. New Texts from Santa Prisca 172 20. Offerings and Artists: Mithras in Art 180 21. The Fall of Mithras 186 Select Bibliography 193 Index 197