We are all at least somewhat familiar with the Vikings. They were the explorers/adventurers from Scandinavia that are most known for kicking butt and taking names. Most of us are also at least kind of familiar with the ancient Egyptians. You know, with the mummies and the pyramids and the pharaohs, but does anyone know what these two separate groups of people had in common? They are both associated with a historical landmark in Cimarron County, Oklahoma. The Anubis Caves were recorded in 1978 by Gloria Farley, who was shown the anomalies by a local rancher.
The carvings are said to be Anubis, the Egyptian god of mummification, Mithra, a god worshipped in the Mithraic cult and many others religions around the world, and some Celtic Ogam writing.
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Evidence shows that the Vikings and the Celts got around. There is proof that they traveled was far west was Canada and as far east as Turkey, trading things such as walrus ivory, wood, tin, wheat, and even slaves. In order to get to Turkey, they had to sail across the Mediterranean sea, so it is likely they stopped in Egypt and traded with the locals, who were then under crumbling Roman rule. This led to the fusion of Celtic, Egyptian, Roman, Persian, and even Greek beliefs.
MIthraism was a mysterious cult religion which began in the Roman empire around the same time as Christianity. There is also some different versions of Mithras, including Mithra in ancient Iran, and Mitra in India. There are only a few temples remaining of the Mithraic cult and the myths involving Mithras and Roman gods such as Jupiter and Egyptian gods such as Ra. Mithras is believed to be a god that was born from a rock and later tracked down and killed a sacred bull. Temples dedicated to him were scattered from a few lone caves in Syria to dozens of caves and temples in Britain. They were designed to look like the cave in which Mithra’s killed the bull. Worshipers in Britain began to associate the Celtic god Ogmios with Mithras was well. Since there were so many different tribes of people that were so different and so many different religions, it is hard to tell which tribe began to worship Mithras as a separate