Iranian god of light and protector of pledges and contracts, similar to the Indian → Mitra. In the course of Zarathustra’s reforms he was ousted by → Ahura Mazda from his hitherto predominant position; but in the fourth century BC he...

This article is about the Zoroastrian yazata Mithra (Miθra). For other divinities with related names, see the general article Mitra. Mithra (Avestan Miθra, modern Persian مهر Mihr, Mehr, Meher) is an important deity or divine concept (Yazata) in...