At one time he was only one of the yazatas, who were created by the supreme ormuzd.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
Mithra came as a deliverer from powers of evil and as a mediator between man and the remote ormuzd.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
Is not the sungod ormuzd himself present?
"Berlin and Sans-Souci"
Louise Muhlbach