The worshippers of this deity were divided into seven grades or stages of progressively higher knowledge in his mysteries, beginning with Corax and ending with Pater.
The worshippers of this deity were divided into seven grades or stages of progressively higher knowledge in his mysteries, beginning with Corax and ending with Pater. There are numerous stories about his birth, one of which claims he was born from the Cosmic Egg. In his youth, he killed the primeval bull to benefit mankind, and this is celebrated with the tauroctony at his shrines. FTP, identify this Persian god whose cult was a rival of Christianity in the Roman Empire, and gained followers particularly among soldiers.          |
The worshippers of this deity were divided into seven grades or stages of progressively higher knowledge in his mysteries, beginning with Corax and ending with Pater.
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