Proteus (disambiguation)
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In mythology
- ProteusProteusIn Greek mythology, Proteus is an early sea-god, one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man of the Sea", whose name suggests the "first" , as protogonos is the "primordial" or the "firstborn". He became the son of Poseidon in the Olympian theogony In Greek mythology, Proteus (Πρωτεύς)...
, a Greek god who is the son of Poseidon - Proteus of EgyptProteus of EgyptProteus was an ancient Egyptian king who is mostly known for his involvement in an alternate version of the story of Helen of Troy.In book II of The History by Greek historian Herodotus, Proteus is said to be from Memphis, succeeded Pheron to the throne, and was succeeded by Rhampsinitus...
, 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
Scientific publications
- Proteus (journal), the oldest Slovenian general purpose scientific journal
Biology
- Proteus, a genus of trilobiteTrilobiteTrilobites are a well-known fossil group of extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. The first appearance of trilobites in the fossil record defines the base of the Atdabanian stage of the Early Cambrian period , and they flourished throughout the lower Paleozoic era before...
s - Proteus, a cultivar of ClematisClematisClematis is a genus of about 300 species within the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. Their garden hybrids have been popular among gardeners beginning with Clematis × jackmanii, a garden standby since 1862; more hybrid cultivars are being produced constantly. They are mainly of Chinese and Japanese...
introduced in 1876 - Proteus anguinus, a species of small cave-dwelling amphibian, also known as the OlmOlmThe olm, or proteus , is a blind amphibian endemic to the subterranean waters of caves of the Dinaric karst of southern Europe. It lives in the waters that flow underground through this extensive limestone region including waters of the Soča river basin near Trieste in Italy, through to southern...
- Proteus (bacterium)Proteus (bacterium)Proteus is a genus of Gram-negative Proteobacteria.-Clinical significance:Three species—P. vulgaris, P. mirabilis, and P. penneri—are opportunistic human pathogens. Proteus includes pathogens responsible for many human urinary tract infections. P. mirabilis causes wound and urinary...
, a genus of ProteobacteriaProteobacteriaThe Proteobacteria are a major group of bacteria. They include a wide variety of pathogens, such as Escherichia, Salmonella, Vibrio, Helicobacter, and many other notable genera....
responsible for many human urinary tract infections - Proteus syndromeProteus syndromeProteus syndrome, also known as Wiedemann's syndrome , is a congenital disorder that causes skin overgrowth and atypical bone development, often accompanied by tumors over half the body....
, a very rare congenital disorder known mostly for its most famous sufferer Joseph Merrick (the Elephant Man) - Amoeba proteus, a species of AmoebaAmoebaAmoeba is a genus of Protozoa.History=The amoeba was first discovered by August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof in 1757. Early naturalists referred to Amoeba as the Proteus animalcule after the Greek god Proteus, who could change his shape...
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Physics
- Proteus (alchemy), the "first matter" (prima materia), usually the metal mercury
- Proteus (moon)Proteus (moon)Proteus , also known as Neptune VIII, is the second largest Neptunian moon, and Neptune's largest inner satellite. Discovered by Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989, it is named after Proteus, the shape-changing sea god of Greek mythology...
, a natural satellite of Neptune - Proteus (Satellite)Proteus (Satellite)Proteus is the name of the multimission platform satellite developed by CNES and Aérospatiale Satellite Division in France....
, a French multimission satellite platform
Software
- Proteus (design software)Proteus (design software)Proteus is software for microprocessor simulation, schematic capture, and printed circuit board design. It is developed by Labcenter Electronics.The XGameStation Micro Edition was designed using Labcenter's Proteus schematic entry and PCB layout tools....
, a software for microprocessor simulation, schematic capture and PCB design developed by Labcenter Electronics - Proteus (instant messaging client)Proteus (instant messaging client)Proteus is an instant messaging client for Mac OS X that supports multiple protocols through the libpurple library. It is written using OS X's Cocoa API.-History:Proteus was originally developed by Justin Wood, then in 2004 Defaultware took over development...
, a client software for Mac OS X - Proteus (proteomics software), a software using Trans-Proteomic Pipeline technology
In fiction
- Proteus (play), a satyr play by Aeschylus, part of the Oresteia
- Proteus (comics)Proteus (comics)Kevin MacTaggert, best known as Proteus and also called Mutant X, is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men.Kevin was the mutant son of Scottish genetic researcher Moira MacTaggert and politician Joseph MacTaggert...
, a Marvel Comics mutant - Proteus (2003 film), a film by Canadian director John Greyson
- Proteus (2004 film)Proteus (2004 film)Proteus is an animated documentary film made by David Lebrun in 2004. It depicts a nineteenth century understanding of the sea, focusing in particular on the life and work of Ernst Haeckel....
, an animated documentary by David Lebrun - Proteus, a DC Comics super-villain, enemy of the superhero the Creeper
- Proteus (submarine), the miniaturized submarine that is injected in a human being's bloodstream in the 1966 movie Fantastic VoyageFantastic VoyageFantastic Voyage is a 1966 science fiction film written by Harry Kleiner, based on a story by Otto Klement and Jerome Bixby.Bantam Books obtained the rights for a paperback novelization based on the screenplay and approached Isaac Asimov to write it....
- Dr. Paul Proteus, the main character in Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut
- Proteus, a legendary narrow gauge steam engine with a big, flashing lamp in Thomas and FriendsThomas the Tank Engine and FriendsThomas and Friends is a British children's television series, first broadcast on the ITV network in September 1984. Until 2003, it was named Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. This series was shot on 35mm film...
- Proteus IV, a villainous supercomputer in the Dean Koontz novel Demon SeedDemon SeedDemon Seed is a 1977 American science fiction–horror film starring Julie Christie and directed by Donald Cammell. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Dean Koontz, and concerns the imprisonment and forced impregnation of a woman by an artificially-intelligent...
- Proteus, a character in the play The Two Gentlemen of VeronaThe Two Gentlemen of VeronaThe Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1590 or 1591. It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first play, and is often seen as his first tentative steps in laying out some of the themes and tropes with which he would later deal in more...
by William Shakespeare - Proteus, the Prime Minister in The Apple CartThe Apple CartThe Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza is a 1928 play by George Bernard Shaw. It is satirical comedy about several political philosophies which are expounded by the characters, often in lengthy monologue...
by George Bernard Shaw - Proteus, a derelict spacecraft infested with alien spiders in the 1998 film Lost in SpaceLost in Space (film)Lost in Space is a 1998 American science fiction film starring Gary Oldman and William Hurt. The film was shot in London and Shepperton, and produced by New Line Cinema. The plot is adapted from the 1965–1968 CBS television series Lost In Space...
Vehicles
- USS Proteus (AC-9)USS Proteus (AC-9)The collier USS Proteus was laid down on 31 October 1911, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, and launched on 14 September 1912. With the threat of war looming, she was commissioned on 9 July 1913, to the United States Navy, Master Robert J...
- USS Proteus (AS-19)USS Proteus (AS-19)The third USS Proteus was a in the United States Navy.Proteus was laid down by the Moore Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California, 15 September 1941; launched 12 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Charles M. Cooke, Jr.; and commissioned 31 January 1944, Capt. Robert W...
, a U.S. Navy submarine tender - Proteus (WAM-V)Proteus (WAM-V)The MAR Proteus is an experimental watercraft developed by Marine Advanced Research. The MAR Proteus is the first vessel of the Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel-type. The vessel was developed by Ugo Conti. Because of its use of four legs connecting the superstructure to the outriggers, the ship has...
a prototype wave adaptive modular vessel - A type of diver propulsion vehicle; there are at least two makes called Proteus:
- Protei-5 Russian diver-riderProtei-5 Russian diver-riderThe Protei-5 is a small Russian one-man diver propulsion vehicle often used by Russian commando frogmen. It is battery electric powered, using six non-sealed lead–acid batteries. It clips on under the diver with a clip over each shoulder and one up between his legs. Its casing is aluminium...
- Protei-5 Russian diver-rider
- Scaled Composites ProteusScaled Composites ProteusThe Scaled Composites Model 281 Proteus is a tandem-wing high-endurance aircraft designed by Burt Rutan to investigate the use of aircraft as high altitude telecommunications relays. The Proteus is actually a multi-mission vehicle, able to carry various payloads on a ventral pylon...
, an experimental aircraft - Bristol Siddeley ProteusBristol Proteus|-See also:-Bibliography:* Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9* Hooker, Sir Stanley. Not Much Of An Engineer. Airlife Publishing, 1985. ISBN 1853102857....
, a turboprop engine
Other
- Krewe of ProteusKrewe of ProteusThe Krewe of Proteus is the second oldest parade krewe in New Orleans Mardi Gras. The parade of the krewe of Proteus traditionally travels an Uptown or St. Charles route ending on Canal Street. Parade floats still use original chassis from the early 1880s....
- the second oldest parade kreweKreweA krewe is an organization that puts on a parade and or a ball for the Carnival season. The term is best known for its association with New Orleans Mardi Gras, but is also used in other Carnival celebrations around the Gulf of Mexico, such as the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, and...
at New Orleans Mardi GrasMardi GrasThe terms "Mardi Gras" , "Mardi Gras season", and "Carnival season", in English, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday...
. - Proteans (body language)Proteans (body language)Proteans are unpredictable, subtle, often subconscious, flirting signals, such as a woman's touching of her hair when first meeting a man.The term was coined by Humphries and Driver in 1970...
, a class of subtle body language flirting signals - Proteus (Steve Jackson game), a board game by Steve Jackson GamesSteve Jackson GamesSteve Jackson Games is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and the gaming magazine Pyramid.-History:...
- DJ ProteusDJ ProteusDJ Proteus, also known as Harri Andersson, , is a Finnish hard dance DJ. Proteus has gained the respect to be called Finland's most known Hard Dance DJ and has become one of the key players of the global hard dance scene. Proteus has been DJ'ing for 12 years and producing music about 7 years...
, a Finnish hard dance dj, voted best hard dance dj in the world years 2004 & 2005 - E-mu ProteusE-mu ProteusThe E-mu Proteus was a range of digital sound modules and keyboards manufactured in the late twentieth century.-History:E-mu Systems came to prominence in the early 1980s with their relatively affordable Emulator sampler, and subsequently pioneered sample-based synthesis technology with the Proteus...
, a series of sample playback synthesizers - Proteus, a Strategic Cruiser class ship from the MMORPG Eve OnlineEVE OnlineEve Online is a video game by CCP Games. It is a player-driven, persistent-world MMORPG set in a science fiction space setting. Characters pilot customizable ships through a galaxy of over 7,500 star systems. Most star systems are connected to one or more other star systems by means of stargates...
- Proteus, a French biotechnology company working on proteins
See also
- The plant genus ProteaProteaProtea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes.-Etymology:...
, with the form-multiplicity of its species, was named by Linnaeus after the Greek god Proteus, who could change his form at will