Bull is a basic mythological symbol categorized under Animal. It depicts a male cattle animal. Objectively, it is described as follows: An adult male animal with four legs that resembles a member of the genus Bos, like cattle animals.
Features of the Bull symbol
Classification
| Animal Symbol category |
Derivations of the Bull symbol
 | Winged Bull Hybrid of Bird, Bull |
Uses of the Bull symbol
 | Mesopotamian (Culture) Recurring theme |
 | Egyptian Hieroglyphs (Writing system) Orthographic mark |
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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Bull." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 21 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/699. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
OMNIKA (2020, June 21). Bull. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/699
CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Bull." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 21, 2020. Accessed January 19, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/699.
Bibliography
Black, Jeremy, and Anthony Green. Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary. Illustrations by Tessa Rickards. London, United Kingdom: The British Museum Press, 1992.
Cirlot Laporta, Juan Eduardo. A Dictionary of Symbols. Second Editions. Translated by Jack Sage. London, England: Routledge, 2001. [E-book edition by Taylor & Francis]
