Tau'ri

Tau'ri are human beings from Earth in the Stargate Universe. The word means "first ones" or "those from the first world", in the Goa'uld language, in the sense that all human life in the Milky Way began on Earth. While the term "Tau'ri" originally applied to all human beings in the galaxy, it has come to apply specifically to those who currently live on Earth as the Stargate Program proceeded to explore the galaxy.

The Tau'ri have also become known as the "Atlanteans" by the races of the Pegasus Galaxy due to their habitation of the city of Atlantis, and Earth has been referred to as "Midgard" by the peoples of planets under the protection of the Asgard. This follows the race's naming system, Midgard being the Asgardian Gods' name for Earth.

When the Asgard race approached extinction, they declared the Tau'ri as the "Fifth Race", an allusion to The Alliance of Four Great Races which was an intergalactic alliance composed of the most advanced races known at that time: the Ancients, the Asgard, the Furlings, and the Nox. They would periodically meet to discuss matters of mutual concern and importance. They also helped to maintain order in the galaxy.

See Also

Tau'ri