Taurus may refer to: Taurus, one of the constellations of the zodiac Taurus, rapper of "Taurus Here" Bos taurus, a species of the bos genus An ancient region in today's Crimea The Taurus Mountains in northern Syria / southern Turkey Montes Taurus, a Lunar mountain range. Ford Taurus, an automobile of Ford Motor Company Taurus International, originally a tool-making company in Brazil, now a global gun maker The American Taurus space launch vehicle

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Taurus: The Maintainer

Key Phrase: I HAVE

Taurus is conservative, and prefers to maintain the status quo. Operating in a Fixed mode and the Earth element, Taurus can be extremely stabilizing - like the Rock of Gibraltar. Through a natural connection with the energy of Venus, Taurus loves the good things of life, and can be highly affectionate. A natural, earthy sensuality is associated with this sign, which can also be highly possessive. Taurus is calm, steadfast, and enduring, but can become a raging bull when angered to the extreme. The symbol of the Bull associated with this sign shows the power behind it, yet there can also be a slow, plodding pace connected to Taurus. The desire for a stable financial and emotional base can lead to extreme materialism when those of this sign feel insecure. But in its most positive expression, Taurus is the essence of deep and abiding love. Where you see Taurus in the chart, there is focus and conservatism.

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Taurus: The best quality of Taurus is stability. The worst quality is stubbornness. A key phrase is “I have.” The Taurus personality is industrious, sometimes even plodding. It is easy to imagine the Taurus still going, like the Energizer Bunny, when everyone else has quite for the day. Once you get on a roll, you don’t want to stop. Taurus is seen as being reliable and generally consistent. You know the value of money and appreciate material possessions.

The Taurus mentality leans to things practical. Generally careful, you can discriminate quality and tend to be perfectionists. You have enormous energy reserves. You can pursue a single task for a long time, then switch tracks and take on another. You may not know when to rest. Taurus is immovable. Once you have made up your mind, changing it is like moving the whole earth. You may listen to the opinions of others, but you stick to your own. You are interested in the psychic realm as it is so close to the present moment.

Conservative in temperament, Taurus appreciates the traditional way of doing things. You are unlikely to abandon a system just because it has a flaw – you are more likely to capitalize on its strengths and find a way around the problem. Taurus is patient. You can wait for the right time to act, and you allow others the time you need to accomplish your tasks – that is only practical after all! Taurus enjoys a daily routine, a weekly routine, an annual routine. Generally you cannot be rushed into action. You are like a train – you only move as fast as you move. Yet Taurus is usually efficient, not wanting to waste effort, and therefore discovering the most direct path.

Taurus generally has a reserved disposition. You dislike change and are therefore less likely to force change on others. You are possessive and therefore do not demand that others give up your possessions. Taurus, like the bull, is placid, willing to take what comes, as long as it doesn’t irritate overmuch. Taurus’ color is pastels, especially pinks and blues. The part of the body is the throat and lower jaw.

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USS Taurus (PHM-3) was the third ship in a class of hydrofoils operated by the U.S. Navy. Pegasus class vessels were designed for high speed and mobility, and carry a powerful (for their size) armament. See also List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy ...

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In traditional Western astrology an earth sign is considered to be one of the earth triplicity, which is Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. In ancient times the seasons were used to determine an earth sign, so the earth signs would be assigned together in the natural order of the zodiac. Therefore, in ancient astrology the earth signs would correspond with the season of spring, which is Aries, Taurus, and Gemini. Earth signs are traditionally associa ...

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May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. May begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Taurus and ends in the sign of Gemini. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Aries and ends in the constellation of Taurus. The month may have been named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman goddess of fertility, ...

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Canchim is a breed of cattle. Its origin is Central Brazil and it was developed by crossing the Indian Zebu cattle (Bos taurus indicus) and the European (Bos taurus taurus) Charolais cattle which were introduced to Brazil in the 18th century. Compared to the very productive European cattle, Zebu cattle is better suited to the Brazilian climate. Other related archives18th century, Brazil, Charolais cattle, European, Indian, Zebu, cattle

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Aldebaran, (α Tau / α Tauri / Alpha Tauri), is the brightest star in the constellation Taurus and one of the brightest stars in the nighttime sky. Because of its location in the head of Taurus, it has historically been called the Bull's Eye. Its name is derived from Arabic الدبران ad-dabarān meaning "the follower", a reference to the way the star follows the Pleiades star cluster in its nightly journey across the sky. Aldebaran has the appearance of being the brightest member of the more scattered ...

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In astrology, a triplicity is a group of three signs belonging to the same element. Signs of the same triplicity tend to have many of the same qualities in common, which and this makes it easier to fit them into a certain category. In traditional Western astrology there are four triplicities, being: Fire - Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius Earth - Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn Air - Gemini, Libra, Aquariu ...

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Geminids Rho Geminids Lynx Auriga Taurus Orion Monoceros Canis Minor Cancer Gemini (Latin for twins, symbol , Unicode ♊) is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It is part of the winter sky, lying between Taurus to the west and the dim Cancer to the east, with Auriga and the near-invisible Lynx to the north and Monoceros and Canis Minor to the south. The Gemini program is named for it. Gemini ...

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Zebus (Bos taurus), sometimes known as 'humped cattle', are better-adapted to tropical environments than other domestic cattle. Their scientific name was originally Bos indicus, but this name is now deemed invalid by ITIS, who classify the zebu under Bos taurus along with all other domestic cattle, and their aurochs ancestors, domesticated in India about 10,000 years ago. The ancient species of Bos nomadicus cattle or even gaur may have contributed to the development of the zebus. There are some 75 known br ...

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In astrology, accidental dignity occurs when a planet or other celestial body is posited in a house of its natural rulership. The houses of the horoscope correspond with the signs of the zodiac, so accidental rulerships are as follows:- The first house corresponds with the sign of Aries, so if Mars is posited in the first house then it is accidentally dignified. The second house corresponds with the sign of Taurus, so if Venus is posite in the second house then it is accidentally dignified. The third hou

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June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. At the start of June, the sun rises in the constellation of Taurus; at the end of June, the sun rises in the constellation of Gemini. However, due to the precession of the equinoxes, June begins with the sun in the astrological sign of Gemini, ends with ...

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In ancient geography, Cappadocia (spelled Kapadokya in Turkish) (Greek: Καππαδοκία; see also List of traditional Greek place names) was an extensive inland district of Asia Minor (modern Turkey). In the time of Herodotus the Cappadocians occupied the whole region from Mount Taurus to the Euxine (Black Sea). Cappadocia, in this sense, was bounded in the south by the chain of Mount Taurus, to the east by the Euphrates, north by Pontus, and west vaguely by the great central salt lake. But it is impossible to defin ...

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Bos aegyptiacus B. frontalis B. grunniens B. javanicus B. sauveli B. taurus Bos is the taxonomic genus containing wild and domestic oxen. Bos can be divided into four subgenera: bos, bibos, novibos, and poephagus, but the distinction is controversial. Bos is also a common surname in The Netherlands. It means forest in Dutch. Bos is a ...

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Taygeta is a triple star system in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Pleiades star cluster. It is approximately 440 light years from Earth. The primary component, Taygeta A, is a blue-white B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.30. It is a spectroscopic binary, whose composent stars have magnitudes of +4.6 and +6.1. They are separated by 0.012 arcseconds and complete one orbit every 1313 days. They have a 8th magni ...

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The name Asterope or Sterope is shared by two stars, 21 Tauri and 22 Tauri, in the constellation Taurus. They are separated by 0.04° on the sky and are both members of the Pleiades open cluster and approximately 440 light years from Earth. Asterope star - 21 Tauri. 21 Tauri is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.76. Asterope star - 22 Tauri. ...

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Astrology has used the concept of classical elements from antiquity up until the present. Most modern astrologers use the four classical elements extensively, and indeed it is still viewed as a critical part of interpreting the astrological chart. The elemental rulerships for the twelve astrological signs of the zodiac are as follows: Fire -- 1 - Aries; 5 - Leo; 9 - Sagittarius Earth -- 2 - Taurus; 6 - Virgo; 10 - Capricorn Air -- 3 - Gemini; 7 - Libra; 11 - Aq ...

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Cayönü is a Neolithic settlement in eastern Turkey. It is located 40 km NW of Diyabarkir, at the foot of the Taurus mountains. It lies near the Bogazcay, a tributary of the upper Tigris and the Bestakot, an intermittent stream. Excavations, first under the direction of Robert Braidwood took place between 1964-1978 and 1985-1991. The Settlement covers the periods of PPNA, PPNB, and the pottery neolithic. The stratigraphy is divided into the following subphases according to the dominant architecture: -round, PPNA -grill , PPNA -channeled, Early PPNB -cobble paved, Middle PPNB -cell ...

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In astrology, a negative, receptive, nocturnal, passive or feminine sign refers to any of the six even-numbered signs of the zodiac: Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn or Pisces. These signs constitute the earth and water triplicities. They are termed "negative" because they are supposed to be naturally less communicative, more receptive and more sensitive than the fire and air triplicities. They prefer to draw upon personal resources to achieve their lives' goals and tend to be reserved, caut ...

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