# 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