The Mithras Liturgy
- Date of account
- Usually dated to late antiquity, perhaps 4th century CE
- Location
- Egyptian Greek papyrus tradition
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
The so-called Mithras Liturgy is a long ritual sequence preserved in PGM IV, involving ascent imagery, breath, divine names, cosmic gates, and encounters with solar and planetary beings. Its modern title reflects interpretation rather than an uncontested ancient classification, and scholars debate its relationship to Mithraism, Hermeticism, theurgy, and Egyptian ritual practice. It provides a precise textual lead for comparing visionary ascent narratives and ritual cosmology. The papyrus does not independently document a successful supernatural experience, and translation remains interpretive.
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