Mythras Iconography in the World Card

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mythraworldcard (ref.)

[ Note; bumped and condensed for ease of reference.]

Some iconography from the Mitra / Mythras tradition seems to be represented on the RW World card. Note the following:

Mythras ( Mithra) originated in Zoroastrianism

http://www.mithraeum.info/history.htm

as one of the 'Yazata'

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/yazatas1.jpg

As Mythras developed, his association with cattle is represented as

http://www.roman-empire.net/graphics/vat/gods/mithras-01.jpg

now note the wreath around the top of the image

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Mithras_tauroctony.jpg

Later the image incorporated 'astrology' (note the serpent's changed position)

http://www.matrix-2001.cz/v2/images/article/1564_b.jpg

(the 'secret Sun / Son - if one wants to explore the masonic connection)

The we have Mythra as Sol Invictus - The Lord of the World

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aw3e5qJwR...NwW0/s1600/mi-sol_invictus-vatican-museum.jpg

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/f7/0f/f5/f70ff5390017dc9576627d2981aeb6f6.jpg

equating him with Helios

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bhk1cT8uc...ACro/WnK3PUwtZI4/s1600/Sol_flickriver.com.jpg

(note head at Cancer - the northern summer solstice)

And all coming together (with some simplifications , like only 4 of the signs shown) in

https://auntietarot.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/rw-world1.jpg

depicitng the zodiac (the four animals) the wreath, the entwined snake as the wrapped 'modesty' material around the figure.