Meaning

1 senses
  1. An ancient torture device, supposed to have been devised by Perillos of Athens, consisting of a hollow bull fashioned from brass in which victims were imprisoned and burned to death.

    sizilianischer Bulle

    бык Фала́ридаbyk Falárida, бык Фала́рисаbyk Falárisa, ме́дный быкmédnyj byk

    бик Фала́ридаbyk Faláryda, мі́дний бикmídnyj byk, перга́мський мі́дний бикperhámsʹkyj mídnyj byk

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death:
Русский
By meaning 1
ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death:

Forms

plural: brazen bulls
Singularbrazen bull
Pluralbrazen bulls

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
bronze bullSicilian bull

See also

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