We see interpretations of the central iconography of Mithraism. This is the ‘Tauroctony’ or the Bull Slaying; this was a representation of the night sky, and structure of the Mithraeum building lends itself to contain all the symbols of the macrocosm. One of the Mithraic Mysteries is that the bull slaying scene is a representation of the constellations Perseus (Mithras), Taurus (bull), Canis Minor (dog), Hydra (snake), Corvus (raven), and Scorpio (scorpion). divendres, 17 de maig del 2013
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We see interpretations of the central iconography of Mithraism. This is the ‘Tauroctony’ or the Bull Slaying; this was a representation of the night sky, and structure of the Mithraeum building lends itself to contain all the symbols of the macrocosm. One of the Mithraic Mysteries is that the bull slaying scene is a representation of the constellations Perseus (Mithras), Taurus (bull), Canis Minor (dog), Hydra (snake), Corvus (raven), and Scorpio (scorpion). 
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