<P> Taurus ( Latin for `` the Bull '' ) is one of the constellations of the zodiac , which means it is crossed by the plane of the ecliptic . Taurus is a large and prominent constellation in the northern hemisphere 's winter sky . It is one of the oldest constellations , dating back to at least the Early Bronze Age when it marked the location of the Sun during the spring equinox . Its importance to the agricultural calendar influenced various bull figures in the mythologies of Ancient Sumer , Akkad , Assyria , Babylon , Egypt , Greece , and Rome . </P>
<P> Taurus ( Latin for `` the Bull '' ) is one of the constellations of the zodiac , which means it is crossed by the plane of the ecliptic . Taurus is a large and prominent constellation in the northern hemisphere 's winter sky . It is one of the oldest constellations , dating back to at least the Early Bronze Age when it marked the location of the Sun during the spring equinox . Its importance to the agricultural calendar influenced various bull figures in the mythologies of Ancient Sumer , Akkad , Assyria , Babylon , Egypt , Greece , and Rome . </P>
where is taurus the bull in the night sky
where is taurus the bull in the night sky
northern hemisphere 's winter sky
northern hemisphere 's winter sky