Arimanius
Arimanius is a god in the Mithraic cult. He is a Latinized form of the name Ahriman, a demonic figure in the Zoroastrian pantheon. Arimanius is known from inscriptions to have been a god in the Mithraic cult.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 100 CE
- Attested period
- 100 – 300
- Historical notes
- Attested in inscriptions from the Roman Imperial period.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Ahriman
- enemy of
- Oromazes
- co occurs with
- leontocephaline
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Based on dedicatory inscriptions for altars, the name of the figure is conjectured to be Arimanius, a Latinized form of the name Ahriman – perplexingly, a demonic figure in the Zoroastrian pantheon. Arimanius is known from inscriptions to have been a god in the Mithraic cult”
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“A mutilated statue found at York has a fragmentary dedicatory inscription that has been read as containing the name Arimanius. The figure seems to be entwined with a serpent. At one time it was conjectured that it represented the lion-headed god of Mithraism, or some form of Aion.”
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