Mithraism contains elements of Hellenistic cosmology but the complexity of this relationship remains unclear as there exists a limited selection of primary sources detailing this masculine cult.
There is no surviving text detailing the myth of Mithras making it difficult to discern and understand Mithraic culture and its perspective of Hellenistic cosmology. What has survived includes the tauroctony, an iconic depiction of Mithras wearing a Phrygian cap slitting the throat of a bull with one hand and exposing its throat with the other. Elements of astrological significance and the zodiac symbols surround the tauroctony testifying its relation to the cosmos. The sun looks down upon the scene, while the moon looks away. The iconographical similarity
There is no surviving text detailing the myth of Mithras making it difficult to discern and understand Mithraic culture and its perspective of Hellenistic cosmology. What has survived includes the tauroctony, an iconic depiction of Mithras wearing a Phrygian cap slitting the throat of a bull with one hand and exposing its throat with the other. Elements of astrological significance and the zodiac symbols surround the tauroctony testifying its relation to the cosmos. The sun looks down upon the scene, while the moon looks away. The iconographical similarity