Mithra

The provided Avestan texts do not supply a single birth narrative. In the Mihr Yasht and related Avestan passages Mithra appears as an exalted Ahuric figure within Zoroastrian cosmology; in the Mihr Yasht Ahura Mazda commands that Mithra be venerated, situating Mithra within the divine order rather than offering a discrete origin event.

Avestan sources characterize Mithra through epithets (for example, 'of Wide Pastures,' 'the Thousand Ears,' 'the Myriad Eyes,' 'the Lofty,' and 'the Well‑Shaped One') and liturgical imagery such as traveling the diurnal heaven in a chariot escorted by attendants. These texts present an omniscient, watchful presence rather than a detailed physical iconography; concrete bodily or iconographic details are not given in the cited materials.

Avestan hymns describe Mithra as eternally watchful and described as incapable of being deceived, the guarantor of contracts and oaths, and a punisher of oath‑breakers. He is portrayed as protector of cattle, pastures and waters, a patron of warriors, and an 'inciter of the dawn' who moves through the diurnal heaven; he bestows blessings on those who keep truth and lawful order and brings disasters upon those who violate covenants. The sources treat the Sun and Moon as distinct entities while linking Mithra to daylight and liturgical solar contexts in some litanies.