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ALEX deMUSTAINE

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Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:10 am

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Was just looking up some random crap in an encyclopedia and found this!

Mithraic ranks.

The members of a mithraeum were divided into seven ranks. All members were apparently expected to progress through the first four ranks, while only a few would go on to the three higher ranks. The first four ranks seem to represent spiritual progress, while the other three appear to have been specialized offices. The seven ranks were:

Corax (raven)
Nymphus (bride)
Miles (soldier)
Leo (lion)
Perses (Persian)
Heliodromus (sun-courier)
Pater (father)
The new initiate became a Corax, while the Leo was an adept.

The titles of the first four ranks suggest the possibility that advancement through the ranks was based on introspection and spiritual growth.

Leon... just remind me what your name means again?

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