Cautes
deity Roman single tradition · 1
Cautes is one of the two torch-bearers who flank Mithras in the tauroctony. He is dressed like Mithras and carries a torch pointing up. Sometimes Cautes carries a shepherd's crook instead of a torch.
When
- First attested
- 100 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 500
- Historical notes
- Worshiped in the Roman Empire from the 1st to 4th centuries CE.
Relationships
- allied with
- Mithra
- sibling of
- Cautopates
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In some depictions, Cautes and Cautopates are also present; sometimes they are depicted as shepherds.”
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