Taurus

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

• Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign
  • Vṛṣabha, in vedic astrology
• Taurus (constellation), 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, a breed of cattle

Geography

• Taurus Mountains, a range in modern-day Turkey
• Montes Taurus, a mountainous region on the Moon
• Taurus Mountain, a summit in Canada

People

• Tarrus Riley, reggae singer who initially worked as a deejay under the name Taurus
• Black Taurus (born 1987), Mexican wrestler also known as Taurus
• Gran Guerrero (born 1993), Mexican wrestler formerly known as Taurus
• Polo G (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
• Lucius Calvenus Taurus, 2nd century Middle Platonist philosopher
• Taurus Volusianus, Roman consul in 261
• Taurus (consul 361), Roman consul in 361
• Taurus (consul 428), Roman consul in 428, nephew of the previous
• Taurus Seleucus Cyrus, better known as Cyrus of Panopolis, Roman consul in 441 and writer

Egyptians

• Taurus (ruler), An ancient Egyptian ruler whose existence is disputed.

Fictional characters

• Taurus (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics villain
• Taurus (G.I. Joe), 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, 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, a synthesizer; including the Taurus I, Taurus II, Taurus III
• Taurus, a former band name of the Danish pop group TV-2
• Taurus (group), a girl band
  • "Taurus Here", a 2005 song by Taurus
• "Taurus" (instrumental), a 1968 rock instrumental by Spirit
• Taurus I, Five Miles Out (Taurus II) and Taurus III, a trilogy of musical pieces by Mike Oldfield in the 1980s

Vehicles

Military

• Taurus space launch vehicle, later named Minotaur-C
• Taurus KEPD 350, a cruise missile
• HMS Taurus, two ships of the Royal Navy
• USNS Taurus (T-AK-273), a vehicle landing ship
• USS Taurus (AF-25), a WWII cargo ship
• USS Taurus (PHM-3), hydrofoil
• Bristol Taurus, a 1936 aircraft piston engine
• Canadian Taurus Armoured Recovery Vehicle, based on the Leopard 1 tank
• XSSM-N-4 Taurus, a proposed unmanned version of the North American AJ Savage bomber

Civilian

• Ford Taurus, a full-size sedan (previously mid-size from 1986 to 2007) produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1986 to 2019
  • Ford Taurus (China), a full-size sedan produced by Changan Ford since 2016
• South Devon Railway locomotive Taurus, a 0-6-0ST steam locomotive
• The Taurus Express (Toros Ekspresi), a Turkish passenger train
• Pipistrel Taurus, 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

Law enforcement

• Ford Police Interceptor Sedan, police version of the Ford Taurus

Business

• Taurus (manufacturer), a Brazilian gun manufacturer
• Taurus Impact Systems, a business software producer and the precursor to Bullfrog Productions
• TAURUS (share trading), an unsuccessful IT project at the London Stock Exchange

Other

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

See also

• Tauris (disambiguation)
• Tauros (disambiguation)
• Centaur
• Minotaur
• Taro (river) (Latin: Tarus)
• Torus
• All pages with titles beginning with Taurus
• All pages with titles containing Taurus