brazen bull

noun

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.

Similar
bronze bullSicilian bull
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Meanings

nounbrazen bull (plural brazen bulls)

plural brazen bulls

  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.

    Synonyms: bronze bull, Sicilian bull

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn 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.

Similar
bronze bullSicilian bull

Translations

Arabic ثَوْر بْرُونْزِيّ
  • ثَوْر بْرُونْزِيّ (ṯawr brūnziyy)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Danish messingoksen
  • messingoksenancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Dutch messingen stier
  • messingen stierancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Finnish kuparisonni
  • kuparisonniancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
French taureau d'airain, taureau de Phalaris
  • taureau d'airainancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • taureau de Phalarisancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
German sizilianischer Bulle
  • sizilianischer Bulleancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Hebrew שׁוֹר הַפְּלִיז, שׁוֹר סִיצִילְיָאנִי
  • שׁוֹר הַפְּלִיז (shor ha-pliz)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • שׁוֹר סִיצִילְיָאנִי (shor sitzilyáni)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Italian toro di Falaride
  • toro di Falarideancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Japanese ファラリスの雄牛
  • ファラリスの雄牛 (Fararisu no ōshi)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Korean 놋쇠 황소
  • 놋쇠 황소 (notsoe hwangso)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Norwegian Bokmål messingoksen, kobberoksen
  • messingoksenancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • kobberoksenancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • Falaris' okseancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Persian گاو برنزی, گاو برنجی
  • گاو برنزی (gâv bronzi)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • گاو برنجی (gâv berenji)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • گاو سیسیلیایی (gâv sisilyâyi)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Polish byk z brązu, byk Falarisa
  • byk z brązuancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • byk Falarisaancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • byk sycylijskiancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • byk spiżowyancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Portuguese touro de bronze, touro de Fálaris
  • touro de bronzeancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • touro de Fálarisancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • touro sicilianoancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Russian бык Фала́рида, бык Фала́риса
  • бык Фала́рида (byk Falárida)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • бык Фала́риса (byk Falárisa)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • ме́дный бык (médnyj byk)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • сицили́йский бык (sicilíjskij byk)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Spanish toro de Falaris
  • toro de Falarisancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Swedish mässingstjuren
  • mässingstjurenancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Thai โคสัมฤทธิ์, โคทองเหลือง
  • โคสัมฤทธิ์ (koo sǎm-rít)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • โคทองเหลือง (koo tɔɔng-lʉ̌ʉang)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • โคซีชีเลีย (koo Sii-chii-liia)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Turkish pirinç boğa, Sicilya boğa
  • pirinç boğaancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • Sicilya boğaancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • bronz boğaancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Ukrainian бик Фала́рида, мі́дний бик
  • бик Фала́рида (byk Faláryda)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • мі́дний бик (mídnyj byk)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • перга́мський мі́дний бик (perhámsʹkyj mídnyj byk)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • сицилі́йський бик (sycylíjsʹkyj byk)ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Vietnamese con bò bằng đồng, con bò đồng
  • con bò bằng đồngancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • con bò đồngancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
  • con bò Siciliaancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
Cite this entry
APA

brazen bull. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brazen%20bull

MLA

“brazen bull.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brazen%20bull. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brazen bull,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brazen%20bull.

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