Enciclopedia Cattolica

Plate LXXVI · Mithra

Vol. VIII (1952) · full-page plate
Above: MITHRAS RELIEF with scene of communion of believers - Sarajevo, Museum. Below: MITHRAS SLAYING THE BULL. At his sides Cautes (sun at dawn) and Cautopates (sun at sunset). Below left M. dragging the bull (transitus Mithrae) above the Sun and Moon, between which 4 stars, signifying the astral character assumed by Mithraism - Rome, Musei di Roma.
(fot. Museo di Roma)
Plate LXXVI
(fot. Comune di Roma)
Above: MITHRAS RELIEF with scene of communion of believers - Sarajevo, Museum. Below: MITHRAS SLAYING THE BULL. At his sides Cautes (sun at dawn) and Cautopates (sun at sunset). Below left M. dragging the bull (transitus Mithrae) above the Sun and Moon, between which 4 stars, signifying the astral character assumed by Mithraism - Rome, Musei di Roma.

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