Persia (roughly modern-day Iran) is among the oldest inhabited regions in the world. https://www.worldhistory.org/Persia/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #AncientPersianMythology #ParthiaEmpire

Ancient Persian Mythology is the term now referencing ancient Iranian religion prior to the rise of Zoroastrianism between c. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1486/twelve-gods-of-persian-mythology/ #History #Ahriman #AhuraMazda #AncientPersianMythology

Mithra is the Persian god of the rising sun, contracts, covenants, and friendship. He also oversaw the orderly change of the seasons, maintained cosmic order, and was responsible for bestowing divine grace on kings, legitimizing their rule and, as a protector of the faithful, was also invoked by warriors before battle and so became known as a god of war.
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