Tauropolis
There are two by this same name - this refering to the goddess.
(Also known as Tauro, Taurione, and/or Tauroppos) She was the evil goddess of the bloody wars of Tauris (near the Black Sea). She most probably got her name from the Taurian symbol for war - the bull. Artemis is usually identified with her. She and Ares were the chief gods of the Amazons.
Agamemnon's daughter, Iphigeneia, became her high priestess. She was very nearly sacrificed by the Greeks (at Aulis), but Artemis took her and gave her to Tauropolis. As a priestess, Iphigeneia almost sacrificed Phylades and Orestes, her brother, when they tried to retrieve the image of Artemis. (This was done on the command from Apollo, who consulted an Oracle before hand.)
Spartians also warshipped Tauropolis later on. The Spartians focused mainly on the "tuning of the body" and were very warlike society to begin with. Tauropolis demanded body sacrificies, and the flogging of the youth often took place as well.
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Tauropolis
There are two, this one pertaining to the person.
She and her sister, Cleso, found Ino's body washed up on shore. (Ino was either insane-driven by Hera or was fleeing her husband who was driven insane by Hera when she through herself into the sea.) Tauropolis and Cleso burried the bodies.
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Taygete
One of the pleiades, and the one whom Zeus lusted after. She evaded him as best as she could, and Artemis helped her by changing her into a cow. However, Zeus being a god, he did not mind at all, and he still went after her. Together, Zeus and Taygete had Lacedaemon.
Even though Artemis' plan did not work, Taygete thanked him by giving her the Ceryneian hind (who possessed antlers of gold.) Lacedamon was later made a king. (He ruled the land which carried his name.) The mountain named Mount Taygetus is named after her.
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Telauge
Refered to more commonly as Chione. With Hermes, she had Autolycus.
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Bibliography
Robert E. Bell's Women of Classical Mythology - Published 1991
Encyclopedia Mythica - 1995-2002
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