a short treatise on the Tartessian religion
By Hortious Chalkoles of Tingiaticos
Chapter 4, the Importance and divine symbology of the Bull in Tartessian religion
The Bull since ancient times has been a mighty symbol of stretgh, virility, courage, and honour to the Tartessian people, a symbol of pride and stretgh, dipicted as it is so often in art, associated stronglly with Tartessos, it is perhaps a symbol of our nation.
But underlying the simple patriotism the Bull inspires to tartessians, is the divine significance of animal...
The Bull is a symbol often assocaited with two of the more prolific Gods of Tartessos, Cronos, and Oceanus, and as such, the Bulls are honoured; and while cattle theselves are not considered holy, and both milk, meat, leathers and other goods are gotten from them, people are always careful to look for the "Tria-Torus"...
The Tri-Tours is, simply, put, a bull marked by the gods; only one usually exists at a time, and is designated by specific markings on its back, and head, though therwise is a completly white bull; and while several different patterns are recognized, it is the symbol of a Trident that is most prolificlly regnized as begin what marks the animal from its brethren.
The Bull is then of course taken into the temple of the appropreate god, and, pampered and cared for, even having a harem of cows so that even in that respect, it can live a life of grandure; this is to lead up to cerimonal processions on festvial days, and eventually, the offering fo the bull after twenty years of such living to the gods, first and foremost, either Cronos, or Oceanos, the search then begins for the nex Bull-calf that hasp the approreaite markings...
In this manner, the offering is a grand festival, with militar ypardades, briaght vibrant colours, music, foods and wine flow freelly, it is a day fo rest for the laberours, and generally a day of finery; even slaves need not toil in the feilds, and for what ever work they do, it is voluntary, and they are paid the wage of skilled workers for it.
The Bull as a symbol, of botht he nation, and the naitosn religion, is deeplly ingranied into the Tartessian conscience, an illicits a feeling of pride and courage amoung all the classes that few other icons can muster forth, for any nation, let alone the deep patriots of Tartossos! It is in that light, that people and councils and Royal familly all agreed that teh gods, and the Bull symbols of them, should be done a great honur, with a spleden sactuary and citadel, to house speacity complimets of the Tartessian elites, even more well drilled and equipped then the formidable, and mighty Marines of the nation are...
