Mithraistická bytost se lví hlavou: hledání identity a významu

Title in English Mithraic Lion-Headed Being: Question of Identity and Meaning
Authors

CHALUPA Aleš PECHA Lukáš

Year of publication 2009
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference Orientalia Antiqua Nova VIII
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Field Philosophy and religion
Keywords mithraism; lion-headed being
Description The lion-headed being is one of the most characteristic and attention grabbing iconographic motifs of Mithraism. This article tries to evaluate various identifications of this being and also gives some suggestions about its possible role in the religious ideology of the Mysteries of Mithras.

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