Taurus is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for bull, and its symbol is (Unicode ?), a stylized bull's head. Taurus is a large and prominent constellation in the northern hemisphere's winter sky, between Aries to the west and Gemini to the east; to the north lie Perseus and Auriga, to the southeast Orion, to the south Eridanus, and to the southwest Cetus. |