ancient Persian god of light and truth; sun god

Beneath the uppermost church lies a 4th-century church, and beneath this lies the dark, dank temple, with its altar bearing a carving of the god Mithras slaying a bull.

圣克莱大教堂下方便是一座于四世纪建成的教堂。黑暗潮湿的密特拉教庙宇就位于这座教堂下，在它的圣坛上有一座雕塑——密特拉神正在宰杀一头牛。

The ideas of a Divine Man incarnating, dying and being reborn, were already popular mystical doctrines in these communities, and it was not hard to replace Mithras or Osiris with Christ.

一个圣人下凡，死而重生这样的观念，在这些社会已是流行的神秘学说，不难将密特拉神或奥西里斯神换成基督。

According to Persian mythology, Mithras was born of a virgin given the title 「Mother of God」.

依照波斯神话，密特拉是由一位头衍为「神的母亲」的童贞女所生。

Why is Mithras shown wearing a Phrygian cap?

为什么密特拉神会戴一顶弗利吉亚国的帽子？

According to some accounts, Mithras died, was buried in a cavernous rock tomb, and was resurrected.

根据一些传说，密特拉神死后被埋在一个似巨穴的巖石坟墓，然后复活。

Mithras is associated with Perseus whose constellation is above that of the bull. A serpent a scorpion a dog and a raven are present also thought to represent associated constellations.

密特拉神与珀尔修斯联合，星座是在公牛之上，呈现出毒蛇，一只蝎子，一条狗和一只大乌鸦，都被认为是描绘星座。

In the Avesta, the holy book of the religion of Zarathustra, Ahura-Mazda was said to have created Mithras in order to guarantee the authority of contracts and the keeping of promises.

在琐罗亚斯德宗教的圣书《阿维斯陀》，阿胡—玛兹达据说为了保持盟约的权威和保持承诺，创造了密特拉神。