Taurus is Latin for 'bull' and may refer to: *

Taurus (astrology) Taurus () is the second astrological sign in the modern zodiac. It spans from 30° to 60° of the zodiac. This sign belongs to the Earth element or triplicity, and has a feminine or negative polarity, as well as a fixed modality, quality, or ...

, the astrological sign *

Taurus (constellation) Taurus (Latin for "the Bull") is one of the constellations of the zodiac and is located in the northern celestial hemisphere. Taurus is a large and prominent constellation in the Northern Hemisphere's winter sky. It is one of the oldest constel ...

, one of the constellations of the zodiac *

Taurus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Taurus (Ancient Greek: Ταῦρος means 'bull') may refer to the following characters: * Taurus, a prince of Pylos and son of King Neleus by Chloris, daughter of King Amphion of Orchomenus. He was the brother to Pero, As ...

, one of two Greek mythological characters named Taurus * ''

Bos taurus Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult ma ...

'', a species of cattle *

Taurus cattle Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult mal ...

, a breed of cattle

Geography

Taurus Mountains The Taurus Mountains ( Turkish: ''Toros Dağları'' or ''Toroslar'') are a mountain complex in southern Turkey, separating the Mediterranean coastal region from the central Anatolian Plateau. The system extends along a curve from Lake Eğirdir ...

, a range in modern-day Turkey *

Montes Taurus Montes Taurus is a rugged, jumbled mountainous region on the Moon. It is located to the east of the Mare Serenitatis, in the northeastern quadrant of the Moon's near side. Coordinates of their center are , and their extent is about 170 km. ...

, a mountainous region on the Moon * Taurus Mountain, a summit in Canada

People

Tarrus Riley Omar "Tarrus" Riley (born April 26, 1979, Bronx, New York, United States) is a Jamaican-American reggae singer and member of the Rastafari movement.Kenner, Rob (2009)Reggae Singer With a Legacy, a Following and a Mission. ''New York Times''. 21 ...

, reggae singer who initially worked as a deejay under the name Taurus *

Black Taurus Black Taurus (born March 11, 1987) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, He is currently under contract with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, in addition to making appearances for Impact Wrestling. He is primarily kno ...

(born 1987), Mexican wrestler also known as Taurus *

Gran Guerrero Gran Guerrero (born 1993) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler), who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He portrays a ''rudo'' ("bad guy") wrestling character. He was originally introduced to the ...

(born 1993), Mexican wrestler formerly known as Taurus *

Polo G Taurus Tremani Bartlett (born January 6, 1999), known professionally as Polo G, is an American rapper. He rose to prominence with his singles "Finer Things (Polo G song), Finer Things" and "Pop Out" (featuring Lil Tjay). His debut album ''Die a ...

(Taurus Bartlett, born 1999), American rapper

Romans

Titus Statilius Taurus Titus Statilius Taurus was the name of a line of Roman senators. The first known and most important of these was a Roman general and two-time consul prominent during the Triumviral and Augustan periods. The other men who bore this name were his ...

, the name of a line of four Roman senators *

Titus Statilius Taurus Corvinus Titus Statilius Taurus Corvinus was a member of the Titus Statilius Taurus family of Roman Senators which went back to Titus Statilius Taurus, the general of emperor Augustus. Corvinus was consul in 45 AD during the reign of the Emperor Claudius wi ...

, Roman consul in 45 *

Taurus Volusianus Lucius Petronius Taurus Volusianus (died c.286 AD) was a Roman citizen, apparently of equestrian origins, whose career in the Imperial Service in the mid-Third Century AD carried him from a relatively modest station in life to the highest public ...

, Roman consul in 261 *

Taurus (consul 361) Flavius Taurus (''fl''. 355–361) was a politician and a military officer of the Roman Empire. Biography His father was of humble origins. Taurus had three children, Armonius, died about 391, Eutychianus, praetorian prefect of the East a ...

, Roman consul in 361 *

Taurus (consul 428) Flavius Taurus (died 449) was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, Consul in 428. He was the son of Aurelianus, Consul in 400 and powerful Praetorian prefect of the East, and nephew of the Taurus who was Consul in 361. His son, Taurus Clemen ...

, Roman consul in 428, nephew of the previous * Taurus Seleucus Cyrus, better known as

Cyrus of Panopolis Flavius Taurus Seleucus Cyrus ( 426–441), better known as Cyrus of Panopolis ( el, ) from his birthplace of Panopolis in Egypt, was a senior East Roman official, epic poet, philosopher and a lover of Greek arts. He lived in Constantinople duri ...

, Roman consul in 441 and writer

Fictional characters

Taurus (Marvel Comics) Taurus is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The Cornelius Van Lunt version of Taurus first appeared in ''The Avengers (comic book), Avengers'' #72 (Jan 1970) and was cr ...

, a Marvel Comics villain *

Taurus (G.I. Joe) This is an alphabetical list of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' characters who are members of the G.I. Joe Team. For Cobra (G.I. Joe), Cobra characters, see ''List of Cobra characters''. Ace Agent Faces Agent Faces is the G.I. Joe Team's ...

, a character in the G.I. Joe universe * Taurus, a.k.a. Ox, a character in the ''Mega Man Star Force'' TV series *

Taurus Bulba This article includes a list of characters from the Disney series ''Darkwing Duck''. Main characters * Drake Mallard / Darkwing Duck (voiced by Jim Cummings, Chris Diamantopoulos in the 2017 ''DuckTales'' reboot) is an average citizen by day and ...

, a villain in the animated television series ''Darkwing Duck''

Film

* ''Taurus'' (2001 film), a Russian film * ''Taurus'' (2022 film), an American film directed by Tim Sutton

Music

Moog Taurus The Moog Taurus is a foot-operated analog synthesizer designed and manufactured by Moog Music, originally conceived as a part of the Constellation series of synthesizers. The initial Taurus I was manufactured from 1975 to 1981; a less popular re ...

, a synthesizer; including the Taurus I, Taurus II, Taurus III *

TV-2 (band) TV-2 (stylized as ·2) is a Danish pop rock band group formed in 1981 in Aarhus. The group is composed of Steffen Brandt, Hans Erik Lerchenfeld, Georg Olesen, and Sven Gaul. Having released 19 studio albums, four live albums and three compilation ...

(Taurus version 2), a Danish band *

Taurus (group) Taurus was a female Crunk&B trio–consisting of Doma, Notation & Jazz–that became slightly known for their heavily Salt-N-Pepa-influenced debut single "Taurus Here" in 2005. In January 2006, the trio made their first public televisi ...

, a girl band ** "

Taurus Here "Taurus Here" is the debut single by Atlanta-based Crunk&B–girl group Taurus. It was written by producer D. Smitty alongside Taurus member Domanica "Doma" Raye, and served as the lead single for Taurus's unreleased self-titled debut album. Th ...

", a 2005 song by Taurus * "Taurus" (instrumental), a 1968 rock instrumental by Spirit * ''

Taurus I ''QE2'' is the sixth studio album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1980 on Virgin Records. The album was named after the ocean liner ''Queen Elizabeth 2''. The album contained both original Oldfield compositions as well as two cover versions of ...

'', ''

Five Miles Out ''Five Miles Out'' is the seventh studio album by English recording artist Mike Oldfield, released on 19 February 1982 by Virgin Records in the UK. After touring in support of his previous album, '' QE2'' (1980), ended in mid-1981, Oldfield sta ...

'' (''Taurus II'') and '' Taurus III'', a trilogy of musical pieces by Mike Oldfield in the 1980s

Vehicles

Military

* Taurus space launch vehicle, the former name of the American

Minotaur-C Minotaur-C (''Minotaur Commercial''), formerly known as Taurus or Taurus XL, is a four stage solid fueled launch vehicle built in the United States by Orbital Sciences (now Northrop Grumman) and launched from SLC-576E at California's Vandenber ...

launch vehicle *

Taurus KEPD 350 Taurus KEPD 350 is a Swedish-German air-launched cruise missile, manufactured by Taurus Systems and used by Germany, Spain, and South Korea. Taurus Systems GmbH is a partnership between MBDA Deutschland GmbH (formerly LFK) and Saab Bofors Dynam ...

, a cruise missile * HMS ''Taurus'', two ships of the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

* USNS ''Taurus'' (T-AK-273), a vehicle landing ship * , a cargo ship in World War II * USS ''Taurus'' (PHM-3), a hydrofoil formerly operated by the United States Navy *

Bristol Taurus The Taurus is a British 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine, produced by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1936. The Taurus was developed by adding cylinders to the existing single-row Aquila design and transforming it into a twin ...

, a 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine; including the Taurus I, Taurus II, Taurus III * Taurus Armoured Recovery Vehicle, a Canadian ARV based on the Leopard 1 tank * XSSM-N-4 Taurus, a proposed cruise-missile conversion of the

North American AJ Savage The North American AJ Savage (later A-2 Savage) is an American carrier-based aircraft, carrier-based medium bomber built for the United States Navy by North American Aviation. The aircraft was designed shortly after World War II to carry atomic ...

bomber

Civilian

Ford Taurus The Ford Taurus is an automobile that was manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States from the 1986 to 2019 model years. Introduced in late 1985 for the 1986 model year, six generations were produced over 34 years; a brief hiat ...

, a full-size sedan (previously mid-size from 1986 to 2007) produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1986 to 2019 *

Ford Taurus (China) The current generation Ford Taurus is a full-size car produced by Ford in China through the Changan Ford joint venture for the Chinese and Middle Eastern markets. Sharing only its nameplate with its 1986-2019 American namesake, the Taurus was de ...

a full-size sedan produced by Changan Ford since 2016 *

South Devon Railway locomotive Taurus Taurus was an broad gauge locomotive operated by the South Devon Railway. It was a very different locomotive to all the other s used on the South Devon Railway. It was much smaller and was normally used on one of the branches, where it would ...

, a 0-6-0ST steam locomotive * The ''

Taurus Express The Taurus Express ( tr, Toros Ekspresi) is a passenger train operating daily between Konya and Adana. In the past it was a premier overnight passenger train operated by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits between İstanbul and Baghdad. After ...

'' (), a Turkish passenger train *

Pipistrel Taurus The Pipistrel Taurus is a Slovenian self-launched two-seat microlight glider designed and built by Pipistrel.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 65. Belvoir Publications ...

, a two-seat, self launching ultralight sailplane * ST ''Taurus'', a tug in service with Panfido Rim., Italy 1949–1984 *

Taurus (locomotive) The EuroSprinter family of electric locomotives is a modular concept of locomotives for the European market built by Siemens Mobility. The internal Siemens product name is ES 64, with ES for EuroSprinter and the number 64 indicating the 6,400 ...

, a widely known name for the EuroSprinter 64 U+ locomotive * Taurus II space launch vehicle, the former name of the American

Antares rocket Development The NASA COTS award was for and Orbital Sciences expected to invest an additional $150 million, split between $130 million for the booster and $20 million for the spacecraft. A Commercial Resupply Service contract of $1.9 bil ...

launch vehicle

Business

Taurus (manufacturer) Taurus Armas S.A. (previously known as Forjas Taurus S.A.) is a Brazilian manufacturing conglomerate based in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul with plants in Bainbridge, Georgia, Mandirituba, Paraná and São Leopoldo. Founded in 1924 as a tool ...

, a Brazilian gun manufacturer * Taurus Impact Systems, a business software producer and the precursor to

Bullfrog Productions Bullfrog Productions Limited was a British video game developer based in Guildford, England. Founded in 1987 by Peter Molyneux and Les Edgar, the company gained recognition in 1989 for their third release, ''Populous (video game), Populous'', ...

TAURUS (share trading) TAURUS (Transfer and Automated Registration of Uncertified Stock) was a program that set out to transfer settlements of London Stock Exchange shares from transmission of paper share certificates to an automated system. TAURUS was intended to reduce ...

, an unsuccessful IT project at the London Stock Exchange

Other

* Operation Taurus, a planned prosecution against Irish politician Martin McGuinness