Middle Eastern MythologiesIran: Zoroastrianism and Mithraism |
Are there earlier Middle Eastern mythologies or religions besides Judaism and Islam that may be compared usefully with Christianity? |
Elements of the ancient Iranian religion, Zoroastrianism, and its mythology have often been compared with Christianity. The same is true of Indian and Iranian myths surrounding the god Mitra/Mithra. The Phrygian myth concerning the man-god Attis possesses elements that make it comparable to Christianity.