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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