Mithraism
Mithraism is an ancient religion believed by most scholars to have begun in Persia four thousand years ago. The legends caontained within Mithraism are believed by many scholars to have influenced some of the early writings of Christianity. The birth of the charactar Mithras is often told with shephers coming from a far off distance to his birth with gifts and resembles the traditional biblical writing about the birth of Jesus. Followers of the Mithraic religion also met on Sundays and celebrated the birthday of Mithras on December 25 each year. The charcatar Mithras is mentioned in the Avesta fragments of Zoroastrianism as the god who defeated the divine bull. The belief in Mithras evolved over time as to his identity. Mithras was though by Greeks to be a Greek god which they called Helios and later Romans adopted Mithraic worship as a cult practice in 68 BCE. Followers of Mithraism excluded women from their services, compromised with polytheism. In India, Mithras was viewed as one of the twelve higher gods that the Aryans worshipped. Mithraism is believed by many scholars to have contributed the rituals of baptism, communion, and the sprinkling of holy water to Christianity. Mithraism is classified as one of the great mystery religions of the world. Some scholars would even argue that it was the religion of the people who built the Tower of Babel. Whatever the case, the religion evolved and has existed in many different forms and interpretations.
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