This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1725 edition. Excerpt: ...resembles Mithras, I dare not affirm it to be the fame. P p M'thras Mithras holds Keys in his Hands, perhaps, because, according to the amazing Superstition of the Gentiles, he was look'd upon as a Thief, and Cow-stealer, as Commodianw observes in these Words, And moreover you represent him to be a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1725 edition. Excerpt: ...resembles Mithras, I dare not affirm it to be the fame. P p M'thras Mithras holds Keys in his Hands, perhaps, because, according to the amazing Superstition of the Gentiles, he was look'd upon as a Thief, and Cow-stealer, as Commodianw observes in these Words, And moreover you represent him to be a Thief. In one of the Pieces you fee the Wicks of the Lamps turn'd towards the Image; in the other, Mithras is holding Torches. The Signification of both is the fame, and plain enough; for the Persians, from whom the Romans received the Mithrian Worship, did not give the Name of Mithras to the Sun alone, but to Fire also; and all Men know that the Fire is a Terjian Deity. Hence those Lamps and Torches; for amidst all those Figures and Bass-Relieves of Mithras, which are often found at Rome, tho' in several Shapes, Mithras is scarce ever seen without a Torch. Lastly, Mithras has a Globe under his Feet, either because, as Torphyrim testifies, Mahras was reckon'd the Father and Founder of the World; or else the Sun, worshipped by the Name of Mithras, plac'd upon the Earth, enlightens, preserves, nourishes it with his Heat, and adorns it with Fruit. In fine, we are frequently inform'd by the Ancients, that Mithras was honour'd in Dens and Caves, and his Rites perform'd under Ground. Thence it is that we take the aforesaid Figure, and Bass-Relieve, found in the subterraneous Passage of the Capitol, for a Representation of Mithras. Thus he was worshipped at Rome under several sorts of Figures. Concerning his Sacrifices, Images, and Rites, lee the worthy Philip de la Tour. Give me leave to add, that what Barthim delivers out of Monnm, concerning the Mithrian Rites, is somewhat corrupted, and may be corrected by the Commentary, which is in a certain...
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