Mitra is the Sanatanis god of friendship, contracts and harmony. As a member of the Adityas, he is a son of
Aditi and
Kashyapa, his brothers including other Adityas such as
Surya and
Chandra as well as Vasus including
Varuna and
Vayu. Together with
Varuna, Mitra represents and maintains cosmic and social order--his name itself meaning
friend. Friendship and co-operation are important values to Mitra but he also represents sovereignty and social harmony of society. Other associations include daytime, justice and order, Mitra being a solar and celestial deity. He is also associated with a figure in
Birit Narim called Mithra but is most associated with either
Lothvem or
Ilnid and his
Khalifah al-Rasul!
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