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Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father

trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949) (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion

between Aries and Gemini the second sign of the zodiac

the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20

Taurus ( , Latin for ''bull'') is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It sits large and prominent in the winter sky, between Aries to the west and Gemini to the east; to the north lie Perseus (constellation)Perseus and Auriga (constellation)Auriga, to the southwest Orion (constellation)Orion, and to the southeast Eridanus (constellation)Eridanus and Cetus.

Notable features - One of the few apparent magnitudefirst magnitude stars in the sky, the bright red Aldebaran, sits in the middle of this constellation. The horns of the bull stretch off to the west, marked by Beta Tauriβ Tau, traditionally shared with Auriga) and Zeta Tauriζ Tau.

Notable deep sky objects - In the east of the constellation lies one of the best known open clusters, easily visible to the eye, the Pleiades (star cluster)Pleiades. Behind Aldebaran lie the Hyades (star cluster)Hyades, the nearest distinct open star cluster, that with it form a V in the sky marking the bull's head. Another object, visible in a telescope, is the Crab Nebula (Messier objectM1), a supernova remnant northeast of Zeta. The explosion, seen on Earth on July 4, 1054, was bright enough to be seen by day. It is mentioned in Chinese history texts and Native American pottery.

Mythology - The identification of the constellation of Taurus as a bull may be quite old. Dr Michael Rappenglück of the University of Munich infis.org believes that Taurus is represented in the Hall of the Bulls in the caves at Lascaux. The paintings are some 16,500 years old. One of the painted bulls is near a cluster of dots that looks like the Pleiades (star cluster)Pleiades, and which is the correct position over its shoulder to be that asterism. The same pattern is found in pits in the floor, which could have been filled with oil and lit to recreate the lights of the Pleiades inside the cave, though there is no evidence that this actually happened. In Greek mythology, this corresponds with the bull-form Zeus took in order to win Europa (mythical)Europa, a mythical Phoenician princess, and thus father the Minotaur_(Greek_myth)Minotaur. As such, since it is necessary to traverse the area of sky known as the Sea (astronomy)Sea to reach it when passing through the Zodiac, it forms the origin of the myth of the Cretan Bull, one of The Twelve Labours of Herakles.

Astrology - The Western astrological sign Taurus of the tropical zodiac (April 20 - May 20) differs from the astronomical constellation and the Hindu astrological sign of the Sidereal astrologysidereal zodiac (May 14 - June 19).In some cosmologies, Taurus is associated with the classical element Classical element/EarthEarth, and thus called an Earth Sign (with Virgo and Capricorn). It is one of the four Fixed signs (along with Leo, ScorpiusScorpio, and Aquarius). Its polar opposite is ScorpiusScorpio. It is the domicile_(astrology)domicile of Venus_(planet)Venus and the exaltation_(astrology)exaltation of the Moon. Each astrological sign is assigned a part of the body, viewed as the seat of its power. Taurus rules the throat and neck. The Taurean symbol is the bull.


Notable and named stars - Source: The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed., The Hipparcos Catalogue, ESA SP-1200

See Also - Zodiac ConstellationsListedByPtolemy ConstellationList

External links - CommonsTaurus

allthesky.com - The Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations: Taurus

news.bbc.co.uk - BBC article on the possibility of Taurus being represented in Lascaux

astrology.yahoo.com - Taurus Links on Yahoo.com

astrology.com - Taurus Links on Astrology.com

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