tauroctony

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ταυροκτόνος (tauroktónos), from ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) + κτόνος (któnos, “killing”). === Noun === tauroctony (plural tauroctonies) (Mithraism, historical, art) A depiction (typically in relief or sculpture) of Mithras killing a bull; associated with the practice of Mithraism (as a cult) in the Roman Empire. ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with taurobolium, the ritual sacrifice of a bull, usually to Cybele. ==== Translations ==== === References ===