Publication details
Mithraistická bytost se lví hlavou: hledání identity a významu
| Title in English | Mithraic Lion-Headed Being: Question of Identity and Meaning |
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Orientalia Antiqua Nova VIII |
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| 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. |