Mithra (Mitra in the archive’s canonical form; Latin Mithras, Persian Mithra) is a solar deity of the Archontean imperial pantheon whose domains are the sun, the oath and redemption. He forms a solar pair with Jamalio: Jamalio the radiance, Mithra the oath.
| Type | Deity |
| Domains | Sun, oath, redemption |
| Pantheon | Archontean imperial |
| Spanish entry | Mitra |
Pantheon
The syncretic Archontean pantheon places him beside Thoth (scribal wisdom), Set (cyclical chaos), Bastet (home), Sekhmet (vengeful solar war), Ra (full sun), Anubis (psychopomp) and Maat. The Archontean people invoke him and the Imperial Church sustains his cult.
The oath
His oath doctrine is among the most rigorous of the pantheon. Whoever swears by Mithra, calling the sun as witness, is bound: the sun sees every word, forgets none and withdraws its light from whoever breaks one. Documented uses: ritual initiations before major imperial offices; alliances between houses sanctioned by solar liturgy; military pacts whose breach brings the withdrawal of light. Decadian doctrine holds that the major imperial defeats were due to oaths broken by the losing side.
Redemption
His second, less documented function is solar redemption: an oath-breaker who offers public proof of contrition under direct noon light may have the light restored. Decadian doctrine treats this as rare, reserved for breaches that served a greater solar end.
History
The cult was established in the primordial imperial era alongside the pantheon and codified by successive Decadian reforms. In the present cycle (2993 AEP) it is active under the emperor Drusus IX; Eusebia Phokas is an imperial figure linked to it.