A New World Monument to Mithras - Old News documentary

alignment is complete, there is an elapsed time of 17 minutes (Leonard 2005:10)”.
There may be significance in that the Balance alignment and the first alignment of the
Silent Opera occur simultaneously.
Summary:
We have some understanding of two petroglyph panels in this rock shelter. The Six
Months Inscription represents the spring equinox. The fall equinox is represented by
the Balance Inscription. Mithras was worshiped as the ruler of the universe and
Mithraists believed he had the power to maintain equilibrium or balance of the stars and
planets. He controlled the annual cycle of the sun’s ascent and descent across the line
of the equinox.
Anubis Cave 2:
This cave, on a superficial level, portrays the sun’s movement through its cycle of
day to night and back to day. Cave 2 deals with sunset or the passing of the sun from
the control of the god of the day to the god of the night; and from events which take
place during the day to events which take place at night. It is this iconography with
double meaning portraying day-turning-to-night which leads to a deeper stratum of
stellar imagery. A starry field sheds greater light on the identities of the figures on the
panel referred to as Bel and Grian within the Anubis Cave complex.
Figure 10. Anubis Cave 2 Silent Opera panel. Photo by Bill McGlone.
Equinox Alignments:
The first alignment in this cave takes place simultaneously with the last alignment, in
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