Mithras

More likely, the iconic image of Mithras kneeling on a bull and plunging a dagger into its neck was intended to inspire awe and fervor.

Eggs were associated with fertility, rebirth and the Roman gods Mithras and Mercury.

In 1954 thousands queued for hours in a city still pocked with scars from the Blitz, to see the unearthed Roman temple of Mithras, now spectacularly reconstructed within the huge Bloomberg building.

In approximately 240AD, the Romans built a temple next to the river to one of their most mysterious cult figures, Mithras the bull slayer.

“Mithras was born from rock,” Annabeth said, hoping she was right.