When sunset falls, on the horizon lThe first constellation that you will be able to see will be the constellation of Tauruscrossed by the Sun from May 14 to June 19, this constellation is located between Aries to the west and Gemini to the east.
This constellation stands out among the others for the number of stars that compose it, the main star of the constellation is called alpha-tauri, is a red giant, 125 times more luminous than the Sun, it is known by the Arabic name Aldebaran; in this constellation the double stars, Zeta-tauri, Sigma-tauri, Tau-tauri and Phi-tauri are also easy to observe; west of the star alpha-tauri, there is a cluster of stars called the hyads and at a greater distance the Pleiades cluster.
Finally, we cannot overlook the Crab Nebula, located to the east of the constellation, one of the most famous stellar objects in the recent history of Astronomy, which corresponds to the remains of a supernova explosion that was visible from our planet. on July 5, 1054.
According to Greek mythology, Zeusthe God of the gods of Olympus, father of gods and men, was quite a Don Juan and I was madly in love with young EuropeSince he couldn’t take no for an answer, he devised a plan to be alone with her, summoned the god of shepherds, Hermes, and ordered him to send Agenor’s cattle to the coast of Tyre, a place frequented by Europa and her friends. where they used to go for walks.
Zeus camouflaged himself among the herd, taking the form of a beautiful white bull, with small horns between which there was a black stripe, the beauty of the bull among the herd stood out and Europe noticed it instantly, she approached the bull and as she saw that he was meek he climbed on it like a horseWhen they both met at the seashore, Zeus took advantage of the moment by entering the water while the young woman clung to the horns very scared, upon reaching the shore in Crete, Zeus forced Europe to have relations and from that forced union Three sons were born, their names were Minos, Radamanthys and Sarpedon.
Egyptian culture tells another story about this constellation, associating it with the gods Osiris and Isis, personifying a half-bull and half-cow being, respectively, at the time they said that the formation of the horns could be clearly observed when the crescent Moon crossed the constellation; On the other hand, the Romans associated the bull with Bacchus, god of wine, who was adorned with flowers and was escorted by a group of dancers who symbolized the Pleiades and the Hyades.
People ruled under the sign of Taurus love stability, so they have to feel safe, they love being attracted to someoneThey are practical, determined and possess great willpower; they are very rigid, stubborn and self-centered.