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Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag berieben, sonst sehr guter Zustand, mit Widmungs des Verfassers an Wolfgang Haase im Vorsatz, au�rdem beiliegend eine Rezension / dust jacket rubbed, otherwise very good condition, with dedication of the author to Wolfgang Haase in the endpaper, also enclosed a review. - Contents 1 The Mysteries of Mithras, 2 The Bull-Slaying and the Stars, 3 Mithras and Perseus, 4 The Perseus Cult of Tarsus, 5 The Celestial Equator, Figures Other Than Mithras, Mithras and the Celestial Equator, The Torchbearers and the Equinoxes, 6 The Meaning of the Bull-Slaying, The Philosophers of Tarsus, Hipparchus and the Discovery of the Precession of the Equinoxes, The Mithraic Mysteries and the Precession of the Equinoxes, The Pirates of Cilicia, Mithridates Eupator and the Name Mithras, The Lion-Bull Combat, Summary, 7 Mithraic Cosmic Symbolism, Mithras Kosmokrator, Mithraic Symbolism of World Ages, Mithras and Helios, The Torchbearers and the Dioscuroi, The Lion-Headed God and the Gorgon, 8 Epilogue, Notes, Bibliography, Index. ISBN 9780195054026