tauroctony

词形变化

tauroctonies 复数 tauroctonies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    历史 艺术

词源

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ταυροκτόνος (tauroktónos), from ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) + κτόνος (któnos, “killing”).

来源：wiktionary