Nereus (disambiguation)

Nereus, in Greek Mythology, was the eldest son of Pontus and Gaia.

Nereus may also refer to:

Business

• Nereus Pharmaceuticals, an American pharmaceutical company founded in 1988

Computing

• Nereus (Grid Computing), an open-source Java based computer software utility for Massively Parallel Computing
• Nereus (meta modeling language), a meta modelling language used in computer science

People

• John Villiers, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, known as the Nereus of Pitt's forces
• Nereus Acosta (born 1966), Philippine politician, academician, and political scientist
• Saint Nereus, a Roman saint

Science

• 4660 Nereus, a small asteroid
• NEREUS, the Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies
• Nereus (Martian crater), a small crater on Meridiani Planum
• Nereus Program, a global interdisciplinary initiative on ocean sustainability based at the University of British Columbia

Society

• Nereus Rowing Club, Amsterdam, founded in 1885

Technology

• Nereus (Nuclear Reactor)
• Nereus (underwater tidal turbine), built by marine renewable power company Atlantis, installed at Newhaven, Victoria, Australia

Vehicles

• 12 metre yacht Northern Lights, which competed in the America's Cup under the name Nereus.
• HMAS Nereus, a a channel patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy
• HMS Nereus, the name of several Royal Navy ships
• Nereus, a hybrid autonomous underwater vehicle/remotely operated vehicle from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
• SS Nereus, a Greek steamer known previously as the SS Pfalz
• USS Nereus, the name of several US Navy ships

See Also

• Nereo, an alternative name for the deity
• Nerus (Stargate), a fictional character on Stargate SG-1