Bull Tattoos - Symbolism, Meanings and Ideas for Men

Bulls have traditionally been associated with masculinity, aggression, unbridled strength and power. Bull tattoos can be inked only with the bull's head with horn, the whole body or just the skull. Usually bull tattoos are black, brown, or bronze, the bull can be inked as pensive or in rage with red eyes. Bull tattoos can be plain and simple with a western touch or could even be inked in Celtic or Tribal designs. Bull tattoos can be depicted as virile, powerful, strong or even determined.

The Celts believed bulls represent physical strength, power and virility and so high fertility. Greeks believed bulls to be an attribute of Zeus, who transformed himself into a white bull to capture the attention of his beloved Europa, hence Greeks associated bulls with passion, transformation and fulfillment. The Chinese associate them with perseverance, stability and determination. The ancient Sumerians believed bull to be protectors and guardians of the people. Earlier it was also believed in various cultures that bulls caused thunder by trampling around the sky and causing the ferocious clap and boom of thunder. Bulls are also associated with the Zodiac sign Taurus and people belonging in this category are usually "bull headed".

They can have various meaning depending on what the wearer wishes to symbolize but some of the most common meanings of bull tattoos are aggression, strength, protector, virility/fertility, recklessness, destruction and harmony as well.

Given below are some ideas as to what sort of bull tattoos you can get inked and where to place them.

    * A black angry bull with its nostrils flared up and in an attack stance drawn on the upper arm.
    * A brown bull with steam emitting from the nostrils on a plain dripping with red blood on the thigh till knee.
    * A blind black bull with steam rising from its nostrils and hoof stomping the ground with other cows in the background done on the buttocks and the lower back.
    * A brown one with crescent shaped horns and red eyes howling in rage done on the upper arm.
    * A black one ready to leap done on the knee.
    * A blackish brown bull skull done on thigh.
    * A brown bull ready to charge done on the torso.
    * A charging bronze bull in mid leap done on the back.
    * A black one skull with Indian American figurines hanging from each horn done up on the back.
    * A black bull head with twisted horns and demon eyes done on the upper arms.
    * A tribal black bull done on the upper arm.
    * A black one head with a ring through its nose snorting in rage done on the forearm.
    * A Celtic bull emerging from red flames done on the back.

Bull tattoos for men have become quite in as they can be depicted in extremely masculine and virile styles. They can have various styles in these coolest men tattoo designs.


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