Taurus (astrology)
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| Duration (tropical, western) | March 20 – April 19 (2025, UT1)[1] |
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Taurus is an astrological sign, which is associated with the constellation of the same name. Under the tropical zodiac, Taurus is occupied by the Sun from April 20 to May 20, and under the sidereal zodiac, it is currently from May 14 to June 19. The opposite sign to Taurus is Scorpio.
Taurus is the second sign of the Zodiac and associated with material pleasure. Individuals born under this sign are thought to have a practical, reliable, patient, sensual, affectionate, competent, ambitious, and determined character, but one which is also prone to laziness, jealousy, inflexibility, greediness, and stubborness. In terms of anatomy, Taurus is said to rule the vocal chords, tonsils, palate, throat, neck, ears, and lower jaw. In terms of geography Taurus is linked with Switzerland, Sweden, Cyprus, Ireland, Iran, Russia and Greece.
Taurus is traditionally thought to be ruled by the planet Venus. However, in more recent years a few astrologers have come to believe that the true planet which governs Taurus is one named Pan-Horus, first discovered during the 1970s. Some astrologers have also speculated that the dwarf planet Ceres is the true ruler of Taurus. But since it has never been stated that either Ceres or Pan-Horus are actually planets the vast majority of astrologers still condsider Venus to be the planetary ruler of the Sign of Taurus, as Venus has a much more archetypical representation in Taurus than the other Venus-ruled sign, Libra.
In mythology Taurus is often associated with the Greek myth of the bull-form taken by Zeus in order to win Europa, aswell as the mythological figure of Midas, King of Phrygia, from the Greek myth of the Midas Touch. Taurus is also associated with the Greco-Roman goddess Aphrodite/Venus and sometimes also the goddesses Hera/Juno, Ishtar, Isis, Freya and Frigg and the gods Pan, Dionysus/Bacchus, Xolotl and Quetzalcoatl.