"Mithra " (see related A | B | C | D) Vatican Museums, Vatican, Rome , Italy

The snake and the dog assisting Mithra in contrast to the scorpion bitting the bull on the testicle (the scorpion represents treason and stood as an emblem for having spilled the blood of the divine bull representing fertility, thus spreading evil among all living). A brief overview regarding Mithraism is included in the note concerning the related image labeled "D".