He judges the dead along with Sraosa and Rashnu and members of his cult would ascend through seven grades of initiation, each corresponding to a planet, and worship in temples constructed to resemble caves.
He judges the dead along with Sraosa and Rashnu and members of his cult would ascend through seven grades of initiation, each corresponding to a planet, and worship in temples constructed to resemble caves. Often represented wearing a hat with a curled lip, some myths tell of his ten thousand eyes and his birth from a rock. His worship reached its apogee between the third and fourth centuries BC, but despite its popularity, particularly among soldiers, his cult remains largely a mystery to this day. For 10 points, name this primarily Roman deity usually depicted slaying a bull.
He judges the dead along with Sraosa and Rashnu and members of his cult would ascend through seven grades of initiation, each corresponding to a planet, and worship in temples constructed to resemble caves.
{Mithra} or {Mithras}