Taurus

Taurus is Latin for "Bull" and may refer to:

• Taurus (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac
• Bull (mythology), the mythological references around Taurus
• Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign
• Bos taurus, a species of cattle
• Operation Taurus, a planned prosecution against Irish politician Martin McGuinness

People

• Taurus (group)
• Taurus Sykes (born 1975), a professional boxer
• Tarrus Riley, reggae singer who initially worked as a deejay under the name Taurus

Romans

• Titus Statilius Taurus, the name of a line of four Roman senators
• Sisenna Statilius Taurus, Roman consul in 16
• Titus Statilius Taurus Corvinus, Roman consul in 45
• 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
• Taurus Clementinus Armonius Clementinus, Roman consul in 513

Places

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

Vehicles

Military

• Taurus rocket, an American space launch vehicle
• Taurus missile KEPD 150/350, a Swedish/German cruise missile
• HMS Taurus, two ships of the Royal Navy
• USNS Taurus (T-AK-273)
• USS Taurus (PHM-3), a hydrofoil formerly operated by the United States Navy
• Bristol Taurus, a 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine
• Taurus Armoured Recovery Vehicle, a Canadian ARV based on the Leopard 1 tank
• ST Taurus a tug in service with Panfido Rim., Italy 1949-84.
• Taurus (locomotive), a widely known name for the EuroSprinter 64 U+ locomotive

Civilian

• Marketing name of the Eurosprinter ES 64 U family of electric locomotives
• Ford Taurus, currently a full-size (mid-size from 1986-present) car by the Ford Motor Company
• South Devon Railway locomotive Taurus, a 0-6-0ST steam locomotive
• The Taurus Express (Toros Ekspresi), a Turkish passenger train
• Pipistrel Taurus, a 2 seat, self launching ultralight sailplane
• Taurus Bike

Companies

• Taurus (manufacturer), a Brazilian gun manufacturer
• Taurus Education, an educational services company in China
• Taurus Investment Holdings, LLC, a global real estate investor and developer

Software

• TAURUS, the University at Buffalo's credit transfer system
• TAURUS (share trading), an unsuccessful IT project at the London Stock Exchange
• TAURUS, budgeting system for the printing industry

Music

• Taurus Here, 2005 debut single by Crunk&B trio, Taurus
• Taurus I, II and III – a trilogy of musical pieces, by Mike Oldfield in the 1980s.
• Moog Taurus, a synthesizer
• TV-2 (Taurus version 2), a Danish band.
• Taurus (song), a 1968 instrumental by Spirit

Fiction

• Taurus Bulba, a villain in the animated television series Darkwing Duck
• OZ-12SMS Taurus, an armoured suit in the anime New Mobile Report Gundam Wing
• Taurus (comics), a Marvel Comics villain
• Taurus (film), a 2001 Russian film
• Taurus (G.I. Joe), a character in the G.I. Joe universe
• Taurus (TV series), Swedish TV series
• Taurus, aka Ox, a villain in the anime of Mega Man Star Force, see: List of Mega Man Star Force characters#FM-ians

See also

• Centaur
• Minotaur
• Taro (river) (Latin: Tarus)
• Torus