Often even familiar words can have several quite different meanings. As for completely unfamiliar words, only a reference book or an etymological dictionary will help to interpret them. Online resources will also help you find out what a taur is.
Mythology
The meanings of words can be not only concrete, but also abstract, and they can also refer to completely different areas of the language. In Greek mythology, Taurus is represented as the commander of King Minos. On the island of Crete there was a labyrinth, which can be considered a prison for captives. During the competition, Taurus won victories with absolute constancy, received all the awards and pushed the "prisoners". Once he exceeded the permissible norms and secretly began a relationship with the wife of Minos, to which he was embittered. The king agreed to fight Theseus and Taurus, in which the first overcame his opponent, pinning him to the ground.
According to the general mythological definition, Taurus is a creature similar to a centaur. It has anthropomorphic and zoomorphic features. The most popular representations with body parts of foxes, horses, cows, deer, wolves,birds and arthropods. A creature that combines the signs of a person and an animal - that's what Taurus is in mythology. Among the Slavs, this is one of the names of Veles.
Most specific concepts
There are other definitions of this word. So, for example, it means a metal beam, which in its shape resembles the letter T.
Another option is the ridge system of the Taurus Mountains, which are located in Turkey. The highest point of elevation can be considered 3000 meters (or a little more). The ridge is called the Central. Thus, the following values can be distinguished:
- Taurus - a beast or a mythological creature.
- Horizontal system
- Beam or metal structure.
Reference to dictionaries and electronic resources is necessary to determine the etymology.
