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 Bellerophon
In science
  • Proteus (bacterium), a genus of Proteobacteria responsible for many human urinary tract infections.
  • Olm (Proteus anguinus), a genus of small cave-dwelling amphibian
  • 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
In fiction
  • 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
  • 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 Shaw
Vehicles
Other
  • 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 rackmouunt 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
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