The Taurus Cloth is the cloth of Taurus Aldebaran in Saint Seiya, of Taurus Rasgado in Saint Seiya: Lost Canvas, and of Taurus Ox in Saint Seiya: Next Dimension. It's also the cloth of Taurus Harbinger in Saint Seiya Omega and Taurus Ain in Saint Seiya: Meiō Iden - Dark Wing. It is one of the Gold Cloths, the highest-ranked cloths that Athena's Saints can wear.
Mythology[]
In Greek mythology, Taurus was identified with Zeus, who had assumed the form of a bull to abduct Europa, a legendary Phoenician princess, bringing her to the island of Crete where she ruled as the first queen.
In some tellings, the bull is instead identified with the Cretan Bull, a once-beautiful white bull that had been a gift from Poseidon to Minos when the latter asked for a worthy sacrifice to the gods. When Minos decided not to sacrifice the bull, Poseidon made it insane; it wandered around and killed many people before arriving at Marathon. The bull was placed among the stars to end the rampage.
In Babylonian myths, the Taurus constellation was thought to be the Bull of Heaven, which the goddess Ishtar released to destroy the hero Enkidu for rejecting her romantic advances. Enkidu defeated the Bull with his friend, King Gilgamesh, but rashly threw the bull's corpse back up at the heavens as an insult to Ishtar. Ishtar infected Enkidu with a deadly disease for the affront, but the body of the Bull remained in the skies.
Story[]
In Saint Seiya[]
Taurus Aldebaran is the Guardian of the second house of Sanctuary in the 20th century. He is a strong warrior, with a brave heart and a high sense of justice. His armor suffers its first damage ever to the hand of Pegasus Seiya, its left horn being broken. Seeing it as a proof of the Bronze Saints strength, he decides to let them go on. He will never repair the horn, to remember defeat.
Later on, during the Poseidon Arc, the Taurus Cloth defends Athena from the Mariner General Siren Sorento by itself, while Aldebaran is unconscious.
It is last seen during the Hades Arc, when all the Gold Saints unite to break the Wailing Wall.
In Next Dimension[]
Taurus Ox is the Guardian of the second house of Sanctuary in the 18th century.
In The Lost Canvas[]
Taurus Rasgado is the Guardian of the second house of Sanctuary in this version of the 18th century Holy War. He is considered the fastest among the Gold Saints of the time. He fights the Specter Bennu Kagaho, surviving punishment which would have killed a normal man, or a lesser Saint. He is later killed by the Specter Dullahan Cube.
Before Rasgado, the Taurus Cloth had been worn by Taurus Francisca during the Holy War of the 15th century. After the 18th century Holy War ends, the Taurus Cloth is passed down to Rasgado's apprentice, Teneo.
Appearance[]
The Cloth was first seen when the Bronze Saints attack Sanctuary (in chapter 29, contained in volume 8 of the manga). Like most Gold Cloth's original forms, it covers most of the body in golden armor. It seems to be the bulkiest armor of the twelve.
The Cloth was last seen in the Underworld. It was not among the five Gold Cloths sent to Elysium by Poseidon.
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