Tauroctony (bull-slaying scene)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
iconographic motif
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Mithraism
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| gptkbp:depicts |
gptkb:Mithras_slaying_a_bull
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| gptkbp:etymology |
from Greek ταυροκτονία (tauroktonia)
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| gptkbp:features |
gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:dog gptkb:Raven gptkb:Cautes gptkb:Cautopates moon goddess Luna sun god Sol |
| gptkbp:foundIn |
gptkb:cemetery
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Tauroctony (bull-slaying scene)
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| gptkbp:iconography |
Mithras looking away from bull
Mithras wearing Phrygian cap bull's tail ending in ears of wheat |
| gptkbp:interpretedBy |
ritual sacrifice
astronomical allegory |
| gptkbp:languageOfOrigin |
gptkb:Latin
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Rome
gptkb:Ostia gptkb:Dura-Europos London Mithraeum |
| gptkbp:medium |
gptkb:frescoes
gptkb:sculpture |
| gptkbp:period |
gptkb:Roman_Empire
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| gptkbp:symbolizes |
life and regeneration
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Cult_of_Mithras
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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