Pharos

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Pharos may refer to:

People:

• Pharaoh, of ancient Egypt, meaning "mind on fire" or "enlightened mind" in the context of Pharos Nous

Places:

• Hvar, an island in the Adriatic off the coast of Croatia, originally Pharos

Lighthouses:

• Lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, as well as the island (now a peninsula) on which the lighthouse stood
• A Roman lighthouse at Dubris
• A Victorian lighthouse in Fleetwood, England

Music:

• Pharos (album), an ambient music album by SETI

Popular Culture:

• A project featured in the Logopolis serial of the Doctor Who TV series
• A planet that features in Doctor Who's 12-part animated adventure, The Infinite Quest.
• An island fortress in Final Fantasy XII.
• An important NPC in the video game Persona 3. He is the S.Link for the Death tarot arcana.

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