event
The Golden Calf (Sinai)
golden calf / golden bull
also: arany borjú, golden calf, Apis bull
The golden calf (Exodus 32) cast by Aaron while Moses was on Mount Sinai; Madách renders it as a 'golden bull' (arany borjú), evoking the Egyptian Apis cult. Moses's return, the destruction of the tablets, and the slaughter of the idolaters follow directly from this episode.
Reading notes
- Moses §3 golden bull
The Golden Calf (Exodus 32); Madách renders it as a 'golden bull' (arany borjú), closer to the Egyptian bull-deity Apis, suggesting the Israelites regressed to the religion of their oppressors. Moses's destruction of the tablets and the slaughter of the idolaters are taken directly from Exodus 32.