Seven degrees of honor in Mithraism
Seven degrees of honor in Mithraism – In the Mehr ritual, which is one of the ancient rituals of the Iranians and Romans, there were seven degrees of honor, which Mehr worshipers achieved after enduring tough tests..
Seven degrees of honor in Mithraism – The seven degrees of honor
1_ Crow
In the myth of the cow sacrifice, the crow is like a herald. He is his evangelist and brings the Lord's message to Mitra.
His symbol is a stick surrounded by two snakes. along with a cup.
2_ Wife
His symbol is torch and lamp .
3_ Soldier
As the crow and wife represent water and wind, the soldier represents the element of earth.
4- milk
Lion represents the element of fire. A spade and a harp are symbols in mosaic works, for the lion stage.
5_ Persian
God is the guardian of the moon . When reaching the Persian stage, like the stage of milk, the man's hands are purified with honey.
His sign and symbol is the sickle.
6_ The peak of the sun
The characteristic sign and symbol of a believer in this order is a whip, halo and torch.
7_ Monday
Pir is the highest rank in Mithraism and his representative on earth.
Symbol of the Elder, Saturn's scythe, Mithra's Phrygian helmet, a scepter and a ring which is a sign of his wisdom. .
Bahareh Karimi's collection of mythological studies
The source of the above information about the seven degrees of Tashraf in Mithraism
Book
Title : Mithra's religion
the writer : Martin Vermasern
Translation : Bozor Naderzad
Eighth edition
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