Note 771 — Chapter XII · THE WORSHIP OF MITHRAS
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This is shown by, among other things, the claims of the kings of Armenia, Cappadocia, and Pontus to be descended from the seven heroes who delivered Persia from the Magians after the death of Cambyses. See Droysen, op. cit. II. p. 519; III. pp. 82, 83.