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Mithras

Mith·ras [ míthrəss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
Persian god: in the Zoroastrian tradition and Persian mythology, the god of light, truth, and goodness. He is often shown with a bull, which he is said to have slain before fertilizing the world with its blood.

[Mid-16th century. Via Latin Mithras< Old Persian and Avestan Mithra]
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