Metis

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Metis meant "cunning" or "skill" in Ancient Greek.

Metis may also refer to:

• Metis (mythology), a Titaness and the first wife of Zeus
• Metis (moon), the innermost of Jupiter's known moons
• Metis (software), business modeling software
• Metis (reggae artist), a Japanese reggae artist
• Metis (World of Darkness), a fictional breed of werewolves in the role-playing game Werewolf: The Apocalypse
• Metis Shoal, the tip of a submarine volcano in Tonga, which occasionally erupts to form the temporary island Late'iki
• 9 Metis, an asteroid
• 9К115-2 Metis-M, a Russian anti–tank missile system
• Métis (of French origin, cognate of mestizo), people of mixed race
• Métis people (Canada), an Aboriginal people of Canada
• Metis TransPacific Airlines, a Canadian airline based in Vancouver
• Métis-sur-Mer, Quebec, Canada
• Grand-Métis, Quebec, Canada
• St. Paul, Alberta, formerly Saint-Paul-des-Métis, Canada

See also

• Metisse, windowing software
• Metius, Dutch geometer
• Metius (crater), a lunar impact crater

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