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Re: Mitra
On December 5, 1995, Mark Detweiler wrote:
> Recently I received some information about a god named Mithra,
> who was worshipped in ancient times. My information said Mithra
> was originally worshipped in Persia, and later in Rome and other
> places around the Mediterranean and Middle East. . . .
The word "Mitr(a)" signifies "friend" and the Vedic/Hindu divinity
associated with this attribute, and with the honoring of agreements
and treaties, is God Mitr(a). In Iran, the equivalent name is
"Mithr(a)", and at one time this form of the name re-entered Bharat
as "Mihir(a)".
Jai Maharaj <jai@eskimo.com> Jyotishi, Vedic Astrologer
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