brazen bull in French

brazen bull in French is taureau d'airain, taureau de Phalaris.

brazen bull in French

taureau d'airain

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.

taureau de Phalaris

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.

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