entity_id,canonical_name,greek_name,tradition,entity_type,category,primary_domains,tags,cult_scope,primary_period,evidence_confidence,review_status,inclusion_basis,earth_association_score,chthonic_flag,serpent_flag,short_note,entity_class
ENT_MITH_CAUTES,Cautes,,Mithraic Mysteries,deity,deity,"torchbearer, dawn/rising sun",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Torchbearer holding his torch upward, attendant of Mithras; with Cautopates forms the dadophoroi flanking the tauroctony, often read as sunrise/equinoxes. Clauss ch.9.",deity
ENT_MITH_CAUTOPATES,Cautopates,,Mithraic Mysteries,deity,deity,"torchbearer, dusk/setting sun",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Torchbearer holding his torch downward, attendant of Mithras; paired with Cautes around the tauroctony, often read as sunset/the descending sun. Clauss ch.9.",deity
ENT_MITH_CORAX,Corax (Raven),,Mithraic Mysteries,initiatory_grade,concept,first grade of initiation,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"First/lowest of the seven Mithraic grades, under the tutelage of Mercury; attested in the grade-lists (Jerome, Ep.107) and the Felicissimus mosaic at Ostia. Clauss ch.10.",ritual
ENT_MITH_HELIODROMUS,Heliodromus (Sun-Runner),,Mithraic Mysteries,initiatory_grade,concept,sixth grade of initiation,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Sixth Mithraic grade, the Sun-Runner/courier of the Sun, under Sol; depicted with radiate crown, torch and whip. Clauss ch.10.",ritual
ENT_MITH_LEO,Leo (Lion),,Mithraic Mysteries,initiatory_grade,concept,fourth grade of initiation,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Fourth Mithraic grade, the Lion, under Jupiter; honey rather than water used in its purification (Porphyry, De antro 15). The first 'participating' grade. Clauss ch.10.",ritual
ENT_MITH_LEONTOCEPHALINE,Leontocephaline (Lion-headed Time-God),,Mithraic Mysteries,deity,deity,"time, cosmos, eternity",,devotional,,C,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Lion-headed serpent-entwined figure of Mithraic statuary, usually interpreted as a time/eternity deity and frequently equated with Aion/Zurvan; identity debated. Clauss ch.13; Beck.",deity
ENT_MITH_MILES,Miles (Soldier),,Mithraic Mysteries,initiatory_grade,concept,third grade of initiation,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Third Mithraic grade, the Soldier, under Mars; Tertullian (De corona 15) describes the miles refusing the offered crown. Clauss ch.10.",ritual
ENT_MITH_MYSTERIES,Mithraic Mysteries,,Mithraic Mysteries,tradition_hub,collective,"mystery cult, initiation, solar",,devotional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,Hub for the Roman initiatory cult of Mithras; well attested by ~600 mithraea and inscriptions across the empire (2nd-4th c. CE). Clauss ch.1.,collective
ENT_MITH_NYMPHUS,Nymphus (Bridegroom),,Mithraic Mysteries,initiatory_grade,concept,second grade of initiation,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Second Mithraic grade, the (grammatically masculine coinage) 'male bride', under Venus; attested in the Ostia grade-mosaic and Jerome's list. Clauss ch.10.",ritual
ENT_MITH_PATER,Pater (Father),,Mithraic Mysteries,initiatory_grade,concept,seventh/highest grade of initiation,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Seventh and highest Mithraic grade, the Father, under Saturn; leader of the local congregation (pater patrum at the apex). Clauss ch.10.",ritual
ENT_MITH_PERSES,Perses (Persian),,Mithraic Mysteries,initiatory_grade,concept,fifth grade of initiation,,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"Fifth Mithraic grade, the Persian, under Luna (the Moon); attested in the Ostia grade-mosaic and Jerome's list, evoking the cult's claimed Persian origin. Distinct from the Greek Titan Perses (ENT_PERSES_TITAN). Clauss ch.10.",ritual
ENT_MITH_PETRA_GENETRIX,Petra Genetrix,,Mithraic Mysteries,deity,concept,"rock-birth, cosmogony",,devotional,,C,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"The 'birth-giving rock' from which Mithras emerges (petra genetrix), a recurring image of the petrogenes Mithras in cult reliefs and dedications. Clauss ch.6.",deity
ENT_MITH_TAUROCTONY,Tauroctony,,Mithraic Mysteries,ritual,concept,"bull-slaying cult-scene, iconography",,devotional,,B,candidate_verified_name,Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release),0,0,0,"The central cult image: Mithras slaying the bull, attended by dog, serpent, scorpion, raven and the torchbearers; the icon of nearly every mithraeum and focus of astral interpretation. Clauss ch.7; Beck.",ritual