Facts about Mithras

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   Initiates into the Mithraic mysteries progressed through seven grades, each associated with a planet and a symbolic role.

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   Soldiers of the Roman legions were among the primary devotees of Mithras, spreading the cult across the empire's frontiers.

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   Worship of Mithras was restricted exclusively to men, making it one of the few ancient mystery cults with a gender-exclusive membership.

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   Mithraic temples, called mithraea, were typically built underground or in cave-like settings to evoke a cosmic grotto.

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   The Roman mystery cult of Mithras centered on a tauroctony, a ritual scene depicting Mithras slaying a bull.

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