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, o ...

, 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 const ...

, one of the constellations of the zodiac * Taurus (mythology), one of two Greek mythological characters named Taurus * '' Bos taurus'', 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 language, Turkish: ''Toros Dağları'' or ''Toroslar'') are a mountain range, mountain complex in southern Turkey, separating the Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Mediterranean coastal region from the central Anatolia# ...

, 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 Taurus Mountain is a mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada. Description Taurus Mountain is a 2,972-meter-elevation (9,751-foot) peak situated 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) southeast of The Bugaboos, in the Purcell Mountains which are a ...

, a summit in Canada

People

* Tarrus Riley, 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 kn ...

(born 1987), Mexican wrestler also known as Taurus * Gran Guerrero (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" and "Pop Out" (featuring Lil Tjay). His debut album '' Die a Legend'' (2019) peaked at ...

(Taurus Bartlett, born 1999), American rapper

Romans

* Titus Statilius Taurus, the name of a line of four Roman senators * Titus Statilius Taurus Corvinus, 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 ...

, Roman consul in 361 * Taurus (consul 428), 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 dur ...

, 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 an ...

, 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 compilati ...

(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 televis ...

, 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. T ...

", 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 o ...

'', ''

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 st ...

'' (''Taurus II'') and ''

Taurus III Taurus is Latin for 'bull' and may refer to: * Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign * Taurus (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac * Taurus (mythology), one of two Greek mythological characters named Taurus * ''Bos taurus ...

'', 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 Vandenb ...

launch vehicle * Taurus KEPD 350, 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 Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were foug ...

* 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 twi ...

, 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 medium bomber built for the United States Navy by North American Aviation. The aircraft was designed shortly after World War II to carry atomic bombs and this meant th ...

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 ...

a full-size sedan produced by Changan Ford since 2016 * South Devon Railway locomotive Taurus, 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 Publicati ...

, a two-seat, self launching ultralight sailplane * ST ''Taurus'', a tug in service with Panfido Rim., Italy 1949–1984 * Taurus (locomotive), a widely known name for the EuroSprinter 64 U+ locomotive * Taurus II space launch vehicle, the former name of the American Antares rocket 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 t ...

, 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'', and is also well know ...

* TAURUS (share trading), an unsuccessful IT project at the London Stock Exchange

Other

Operation Taurus Operation Taurus was the name of a planned prosecution by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) against Martin McGuinness. Taurus was to be based on allegations arising from the 1993 broadcast of an edition of the "Cook Report" presented by Roger ...

, a planned prosecution against Irish politician Martin McGuinness