Arimanios
deity Persian single tradition · 1
Arimanios is associated with a Persian ritual by Plutarch. The name Arimanios is difficult to separate from the Persian tradition of Ahriman. The inscription Deo Areimanio (to the God Areimanius) is found on a few altars to Mithras.
When
- Attested period
- 0 – 200
- Historical notes
- Associated with Mithraism in the Roman Empire.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Areimanius, Ahriman
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“cult associated by Plutarch with the Persian Arimanios ritual. Most scholars doubt that Mithraists actually preserved the doctrine of Persian magi, despite their appeals to their authority, but the name Arimanius is difficult to separate from the Persian tradition of Ahriman”
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