Let's learn about the Famous Cult in #AssassinsCreedValhalla : CULT OF MITHRAS!

The Cult was expanded by Romans!

I'll cover history of Mithraism expansion (2-3), temple designs (4-5) & initiation process (6-7),also Link them to #AssassinsCreed 's Order of Ancients! (8-9/10)

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🔲Cult of Mithras takes its Origin from Persian God, Mithra (God of Light), but it rose to fame as a Roman Mystery Religion in 1st Century.

🔲Roman Army. as they expanded Rome to an Empire, took Mithras w/ them.

🔲They built temples for him! In, England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 they exist NOW👇

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🔲By Hadrian's Wall, there's a foundation left of the temple (Mithraea) in Britain. This is prob where #ACValhalla will have the Cult of Mithras.

🔲In fact,there are multiple Mithraeas in Rome,Ostia, Numidia, even LONDON.

🔲These Mithreas were all in one theme & design👇

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🔲In Origin, Mithras was worshipped in a rock cave. So, all Mithraeas took the theme of a cave, windowless.

🔲It was dim inside, 🔥= source of Light, as you see in this pic from #ACValhalla

🔲There was a central Isle w/ a raised podium to the altar, where Mithras stood.

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🔲The Altar of every Mithraea had "a relief, or free-standing" Mithras (God) slaying a Big Sacred Bull.(tertullian)

🔲Mithras looks at Sol,Roman God in this pic. He is the ideal Young male to these Roman warriors, which is maybe why they became initiates & followed him👇

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🔲The Cult of Mithras had 7 grades of Initiation, linked possibly to planets, (Corax, Nymphus, Miles, Leo, Perses,Heliodromus, & the Big one, Pater).

🔲Pater (father) is the Boss..

🔲Thx to drawings in temples, we might have the process in which "Pater" initiated recruits

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🔲Here is the process in which "Pater" initiated recruits in the ceremony.

- A man came blindfolded, kneeled, hands behind back, opened eyes to secrets of Mithras, welcomed in by Pater. (Other drawings show him being restrained & dead🤐)

🔲To my #ACValhalla theories!👇🏃‍♂️

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#AssassinsCreedValhalla #AssassinsCreed Theories:

🔲Now, the Pater in Mithraism=Boss! Pater translates to Father & Templars have Father of Understanding. Who is a Roman Ruler/Father of Understanding-> Julius Caesar

🔲Roman Army expands to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, so does Order of Ancients👇

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#AssassinsCreedValhalla #AssassinsCreed Theories (Continued):

🔲Flavius & Julius Caesar were the big bads of #ACOrigins, it makes sense to have corrupt Roman soldiers who would expand the Order of Ancients ideology.

🔲This new guy👇 might be new Pater of Understanding!😏

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Sources:
http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/mithras/display.php?page=main


MAJOR Thanks to @TheCodexNetwork for inspiring this thread! Check their Cult of Mithras--> http://thecodex.network/codex/cult-of-mithras/

Thanks to @Ras_Al_Him for bringing this topic to attention!

Thanks all for Reading, Follow & RT!😊

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