The tauroctony as a star-map is a old but still valuable hypothesis. The theory put forward by David Ulansey about the cosmic interpretation of the tauroctony by the Iranian god Mithras is still interesting, notwithstanding the evident stretching of meanings of some symbols in the cultic scene.

Mithras and the Stars: a Note / T. Gnoli. - STAMPA. - (2010), pp. 77-86. (Intervento presentato al convegno 6th European Conference of Iranian Studies tenutosi a Wien nel 18-22 September 2007).

Mithras and the Stars: a Note

GNOLI, TOMMASO
2010

Abstract

The tauroctony as a star-map is a old but still valuable hypothesis. The theory put forward by David Ulansey about the cosmic interpretation of the tauroctony by the Iranian god Mithras is still interesting, notwithstanding the evident stretching of meanings of some symbols in the cultic scene.
2010
Ancient and Middle Iranian Studies: Proceedings of the 6th European Conference of Iranian Studies, held in Vienna, 18-22 September 2007
77
86
Mithras and the Stars: a Note / T. Gnoli. - STAMPA. - (2010), pp. 77-86. (Intervento presentato al convegno 6th European Conference of Iranian Studies tenutosi a Wien nel 18-22 September 2007).
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