Proteus (disambiguation)

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Proteus may refer to:In mythology

• Proteus, a Greek god who is the son of Poseidon
• Proteus of Egypt, an Egyptian king in a version of the story of Helen of Troy
• King Proteus, a mythical Greek ruler, featured in the story of BellerophonIn science
• Proteus (bacterium), a genus of Proteobacteria responsible for many human urinary tract infections.
• Olm (Proteus anguinus), a genus of small cave-dwelling amphibian
• Proteus, a genus of trilobites
• Proteus syndrome, a very rare congenital disorder known mostly for its most famous sufferer Joseph Merrick (the Elephant Man)
• Proteus (alchemy), the "first matter" (prima materia), usually the metal mercury
• Proteus (moon), a natural satellite of Neptune
• Proteus, a cultivar of Clematis introduced in 1876
• The plant genus Protea, with the form-multiplicity of its species, was named by Linnaeus after the Greek god Proteus, who could change his form at will.
• Proteus (Satellite), a French multimission satellite platform
• Proteus, the oldest Slovenian general purpose scientific journalIn fiction
• Proteus (character), a comics android who with visual or memory reference, can transform into anything alive or inert
• Proteus (comics), a Marvel Comics mutant
• Proteus (DC comics), a Steve Ditko creation
• Proteus (film), a film by Canadian director John Greyson
• Proteus, the miniaturized submarine that is injected in a human being's bloodstream in the 1966 movie Fantastic Voyage
• Dr. Paul Proteus, the main character in Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut
• Proteus IV, a villainous supercomputer in the Dean Koontz novel Demon Seed
• Proteus, a character in the play The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare
• Proteus, the Prime Minister in The Apple Cart by George Bernard ShawVehicles
• USS Proteus (AS-19), a U.S. Navy submarine tender
• Proteus a prototype wave adaptive modular vessel
• A type of diver propulsion vehicle; there are at least two makes called Proteus:
• Protei-5 Russian diver-rider
• Scaled Composites Proteus, an experimental aircraftOther
• Proteus (mobile marketing company), a mobile company that provides SMS and WAP marketing products
• Proteus (instant messaging client), client software for Mac OS X
• Proteus (design software), software for microprocessor simulation, schematic capture and PCB design developed by Labcenter Electronics
• Proteus (machine), a "sound and light machine" designed by Synthetic Systems
• E-MU Proteus, a popular rackmount ROMpler synthesizer
• Proteans (body language), a class of subtle body language flirting signals
• Proteus (Kadon game), a board game by Kadon
• Proteus (Steve Jackson game), a board game by Steve Jackson Games
• Proteus (Laboratory Information Management System), a computer program for running a laboratory

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