Noun
tauroctony (plural tauroctonies)
(Mithraism, historical, art) 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.
But the image of bull-slaying (tauroctony) is always in the central niche. citation Textual sources for a reconstruction of the theology behind this iconography are very rare. Source: Internet
He also mentions the similarity of the image of Perseus killing the Gorgon and the tauroctony, both figures being associated with underground caverns and both having connections to Persia as further evidence. Source: Internet
Turcan also connects this event to the tauroctony: the blood of the slain bull has soaked the ground at the base of the altar, and from the blood the souls are elicited in flames by the caduceus. Source: Internet
Their iconography is significantly different from that of the standard tauroctony (e.g. in the Attis -like exposure of the god's genitals). Source: Internet