The religion was inspired by Persian worship of the god Mithra (Proto-Indo-Iranian/Vedic Mitra), though the Greek Mithras was linked to a new and distinctive imagery, and the level of continuity between Persian and Greco-Roman practice is debated. Worshippers of Mithras had a complex system of seven grades of initiation and communal ritual meals. Initiates called themselves syndexioi, those "united by the handshake". They met in underground temples, called mithraea, which survive in large numbers. The cult appears to have had its centre in Rome.
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Mithras: Pagan Origins of Christianity - Robert Beckford
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Constantine, Mithras and Paganism of the Church Exposed - Simcha Jacobovici
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Christianity adopted Graeco-Roman Pagan Gods: Mithras and Apollonius - Peleh Ben Avraham
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Mithras: Lord and Saviour - Ken Humphreys
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Cult of Mithras Explained | ReligionForBreakfast
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Jesus evolved from Mithras, the Roman pagan God - Fishers Evidence
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The Christian Church adopted the 'Sun God' Mithras and pagan festivals from Mithraism - Doug Michael
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Jesus is too similar to Mythical Pagan Gods: Mithras, Osiris and Heracles. It's no coincidence - Steve Shives
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Decoding the Mystery Cult of Mithras and Ancient Gods - Crecganford
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