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Posted: 12 Jun 2013


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Tauroctony

Tauroctony
The tauroctony scene is the cult depiction of the Mithraic religion. It shows Mithras killing a bull, hence the name 'tauroctony', given to the scene in modern times.
Mithraism was a mystery religion practiced in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to 4th centuries AD.
2nd century AD.

Mithras de Cabra,
Córdoba Archaeology Museum, Córdoba, Andalucia, Spain.
November 2012.

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