XIR226092 The Banquet of Mithras and the Sun, 2nd-3rd century AD (marble) (see also 173164) by Roman; 58x67x16 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: The Mithraic Mysteries were a mystery religion practised in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to 4th centuries AD. The name of the Persian god Mithra (proto-Indo-Iranian Mitra), adapted into Greek as Mithras. The second most important scene after the tauroctony in Mithraic art is the banquet scene which features Mithras and the Sun god banqueting on the hide of the slaughtered bull; servant or Mercury with caduceus); out of copyright.