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Mithra with Sun and Moon
Mithra the Pagan Christ | Mithraism and Christianity | Mithras the Sun God.
by Acharya S/D.M. Murdock
The following list represents not a solidified mythos or narrative of one particular Mithra or form of the god as developed in one particular culture and era but, rather, a combination of them all for ease of reference as to any possible influences upon Christianity under the name of Mitra/Mithra/Mithras.
Mithra has the following in common with the Jesus character:
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Mithra was born on December 25th of the virgin Anahita.
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The babe was wrapped in swaddling clothes, placed in a manger and attended by shepherds.
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He was considered a great traveling teacher and master.
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He had 12 companions or “disciples.”
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He performed miracles.
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As the “great bull of the Sun,” Mithra sacrificed himself for world peace.
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Mithra was viewed as the Good Shepherd, the “Way, the Truth and the Light,” the Redeemer, the Savior, the Messiah.
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Mithra is omniscient, as he “hears all, sees all, knows all: none can deceive him.”
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He was identified with both the Lion and the Lamb.
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His sacred day was Sunday, “the Lord’s Day,” hundreds of years before the appearance of Christ.
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His religion had a eucharist or “Lord’s Supper.”
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Mithra “sets his marks on the foreheads of his soldiers.”
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Mithraism emphasized baptism.
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