Bull Tattoo Designs

We're all aware that tattoos are a form of self expression. The kind we get, are what portrays our unique personality to the world. A bull tattoo is one such symbolic tattoo design, that speaks a lot about the male personality. The bull has its place in several distinct cultures, both in mythological and symbolic ways. It has also been worshiped and has also been sacrificed, to mother earth and different gods. That is how deep the symbolism of this ferocious animal is, and these are the meanings that you can portray by getting yourself any of these designs mentioned below.

Meaning of a Bull Tattoo

As mentioned above, bull tattoos depict impulsiveness, strength, power, resurrection, kingship, fertility, and is also a symbol of the zodiac sign Taurus. But there is more to this fiery creature.

• The bull is considered to be both a solar and lunar creature. Because it represents fertility, and plays the role of a father of the herd, and its fiery nature, it has been treated as a sun god among several cultures. On the other hand, its crescent shaped horn, connects it to moon worship in some ways.
• As a sun god, the bull represents the heaven and fire, while as a moon good, it represents the earth, water, the night and death.
• The blood of bull has been considered to be useful in fertilizing the earth, which is why it was sacrificed in several cultures.
• A bull tattoo also symbolizes the domestication of a wild animal to serve man, and the victory of intellect over brute strength.
• In the Irish culture, to call a warrior a bull is a compliment, that displays his heroism. Here, they also represented tyranny, death, brutality and even lust.
• As a symbol of death, in countries like India, princes and kings were cremated in bull shaped coffins.
• The thunderous roar of the bull and its windy breath, have been compared to thunder and other calamities in nature. It is a thus, a symbol of all these uncontrollable calamities that befall nature.
• In the Hindu religion , the bull is a symbol of fertility further strengthened by its association to heat, fire and the sun. The white bull that belonged to Lord Shiva, symbolizes justice.

With all that this wild animal represents, getting yourself a bull tattoo would then be the perfect expression of the symbolism you would like to portray.

Design Ideas

To depict your uniqueness through a bull tattoo design, take a look at some of the ways it can be represented on different parts of your body.

• Have a bull with its horns surrounded by stars, while its tail has spread out as the rays of the sun. This combines its association with both the sun and the moon.
• Depict a charging bull, with wind blowing from its nostrils, and its hooves pounding the earth, to depict its fiery nature.
• In several instances, bulls have been compared to lions, as both are protectors of herds in their own ways. As such, you can combine the two together, and have a tattoo with a bull and a lion facing each other.
• You can also get a Taurus bull tattoo design, that represents the zodiac sign.
• Another depiction of a bull tattoo is to get the Minotaur, a creature belonging to Greek mythology, that had the head of a bull but a human torso. This is an interesting representation of masculinity.
• To depict heroism, have a bull charging out of a storm of dust.
• Due to its association with thunder and lightning, you could even get yourself a tattoo that shows a charging bull, with lightning in the backdrop, and perhaps some cracks in the earth, as a finishing touch.
• Women who wish to get a bull tattoo, can have one that depicts a woman riding a bull.

Where you wish to portray these representations is a completely personal choice. It also depends on the size of the tattoo you wish to get. However, some interesting suggestions to place this tattoo are on the shoulder blade. A large tattoo will have a better impact here. Another interesting suggestion particularly for men, is to have it on the chest. As sleeve tattoos, bull tattoos would make a great choice. Even the lower back and the hip, are apt places for this tattoo. Lastly, the ankle could also be adorned with this tattoo.

As mentioned above, how and what you wish to portray with a tattoo is a personal choice. But remember, similar to bull tattoos, several other tattoos have a deep symbolic meaning, and learning about the symbolism and applying it in a manner that is suitable to you, is what makes tattoo art the perfect form of self expression.