Question

In a common iconographic motif, this god was depicted being born from stone while holding a dagger and a torch. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this god who was often depicted wearing a Phrygian cap and was the subject of a mystery cult particularly popular among Roman soldiers.
ANSWER: Mithras [accept Mithraism]
[10e] Iconographic worship of Mithras is thought to have centered around a scene of Mithras sacrificing one of these animals. In Greek mythology, the Minotaur is the child of Pasiphaë and one of these animals.
ANSWER: bulls [accept tauroctony; accept Cretan Bull; reject “cows”]
[10h] Possibly inspired by the Zoroastrian spirit Ahriman, Mithraic temples often contained statues of naked winged figures with the head of this animal. The Egyptian god of war Anhur was depicted with the head of this animal.
ANSWER: lions
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BirminghamOxford B0101020
Imperial ABristol B1010020
Southampton BSouthampton A010010
Southampton BCambridge B010010
Southampton BCambridge B010010
Southampton BSouthampton A010010
Cambridge DDurham B010010
EdinburghDurham A010010
Warwick BImperial B1010020
Cambridge CLSE B1010020
LSE ASouthampton A1010020
Southampton ASouthampton B010010
Southampton BSouthampton A010010
Southampton BCambridge B010010
Southampton BCambridge B010010
Southampton BSouthampton A010010
Oxford ATeam 110101030
Bristol AWarwick A010010