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- Tauroctony abstract "The tauroctony refers to a genre of cult reliefs which served as the central icon of the Mithraic Mysteries cult in the Roman world. They depict Mithras, wearing a distinctive phrygian cap, killing a bull by stabbing it in the neck. The name 'tauroctony' is a neologism given to the scene in modern times, probably after the Greek word tauroktonos (ταυροκτόνος, "slaughtering bulls").".
- Tauroctony comment "The tauroctony refers to a genre of cult reliefs which served as the central icon of the Mithraic Mysteries cult in the Roman world. They depict Mithras, wearing a distinctive phrygian cap, killing a bull by stabbing it in the neck. The name 'tauroctony' is a neologism given to the scene in modern times, probably after the Greek word tauroktonos (ταυροκτόνος, "slaughtering bulls").".