• Widespreaded myth tells, that Trolls are the oldest race on Azeroth. This is not true. There is several races that are predating Titan's coming. Tauren are one of them. And Tauren are also the only race, that has myths about actual creating of the world.
• Models of Tauren are downsized for ingame purposes (damn you doors). They should be around 25% higher – around the size of Yaungol. Taunka models are correct.
• Both Taunka and Yaungol are Tauren subraces. Their evolution began after their isolation following Great Sundering.
• Language of Tauren is called Taur-ahe and they call themself Shu'halo – Children of the Earth.
• Unlike another myth, Tauren weren't teached Shamanism by Orcs, but were practising Shamanism since the beginning.
• Tauren philosophy is teaching them to live in harmony with nature and to never misuse their enourmous strength.
• The order of Sunwalkers – Tauren paladins – was created as opposition to Night Elven cult of Elune (Mu'sha in Taur-ahe). Tauren believe, that by honoring only the Night are Night Elves disrupting the balance of the world.
• Tauren were the first students of Cenarius, long before Night Elves. But after Cenarius left them (for unknown reason), the Way of Druid was forgotten over generations.
• Tauren weren't originally nomads – they were forced to wander the land by attacks of Centaurs.
• There's a Tauren called Xarantaur – granted immortality by Nozdormu, he is over 10 000 years old and is one of the original students of Cenarius. Analysis of Tauren myths - speculation of author When Titans came on Azeroth to fight the Old Gods, the Azeroth was already there. So Titans, against all beliefs, aren't the creators. They are just race with enourmous power. But if it weren't Titans, than who? I think, answer is in the tales of Tauren. There isn't any written form and they were told verbally from generation to generation for thousands of years, and as outcome they resembling fairytale. But we can find bits and pieces that are most likely based on something. Who is Earthmother? It's no secret it was her. Atleast according to Tauren. But who is she? We can describe her as classic Christian God. From mists she created two worlds – one full of warmth and light, and other full of peace and sleep. And from these lands rised Children of Earth – the Tauren, sworing, they would honor their mother till the end of Days. But the Tauren weren't there alone – whispers from beneath the surface brought evil thoughts and violence between their ranks. When Earthmother saw it, from sorrow she tore her eyes out, and those eyes became the moon and the sun. The frightened Tauren expelled the evil, and swore love to their mother once again. Several characters appears in this short story. The Earthmother, unnamed creator of the world. The Old Gods, corruption of the world. There's also Elune, left eye of Earthmother, and The Sun, her right eye. First question is – why would Earthmother create world with so powerful corruption in it? After thorough thinking, I found only one logical conclusion – Earthmother isn't alone. There must be several entities, who are at same level of power as the Earthmother. And one of these entities, probably enemy of Earthmother(The Devil?) – placed the Old gods inside of her creation. Second question – Earthmother's eyes I don't think it were her real eyes(She probably doesn't have any). But it must be something. The Moon is the symbol of Elune. And the Sun is the Symbol of The Light. Both these sources of power are known to inhabitans of Azeroth. My conclusion is, that the Sun and the Moon are projection of two Earthmother allies, belonging to the same god-like race. And only with help of those two the Earthmother had enough power to stop the corruption of Old Gods. Titans may pretty much be creation of these three. Third question – The Light and the Sun There are no question about uniqueness of Elune. The Night Elven cult explains all. But The Light is much more complicated. Humans and Dwarfes are using Light by cleansing their spirit of evil thoughts. Blood Elves, same as Eredar(Draenei) are gaining their powers from Naaru, creatures of pure light. And at the end, Tauren are managing to use same powers by honoring the Sun. So there definitely is connection between those three. The one entity, close friend of the Earthmother, and his servants, the Naaru. For what we know, the Sun we can see on the skies may be big Naaru.

So what the Tauren myths tell us in summary? There is unknown race of true Gods, from which we met atleast four of them – The Earthmother, The Light, The Elune and unnamed fourth, the corruptor.