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   Tauroctony
   The tauroctony scene is the cult relief (i.e. the central icon) of the Mithraic Mysteries. It depicts Mithras killing a bull, hence the name `tauroctony`, given to the scene in modern{sfn|Beck|2006|p=17} times possibly after the Greek ταυροκτόνος (tauroktonos) "slaughtering bulls", which...
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   tauroctony
   A portrayal of Mithras killing the wild bull, usually placed at the end of the Mithraeum.
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   tauroctony
   tauroctony An artistic depiction of the mythic hero and ancient religious savior Mithras engaged in the ritual slaying of a bull. The literal act of sacrifice is known as taurobolium. As seen in The British Museum, London, England. Mithras is identified as a Persian god in the Zoroastrian traditio...
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