Animus may refer to:
Philosophy
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Anima and animus
The anima and animus are described in Carl Jung's school of analytical psychology as part of his theory of the collective unconscious. Jung described the animus as the unconscious masculine side of a woman, and the anima as the unconscious femi ...
, Jungian concepts
* The ancient Roman concept of ''animus'' or
soul
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''Animus'' (journal), an electronic journal of philosophy and humanities
Music
* "Animus", a track on the album ''
Music of the Spheres'' by Mike Oldfield
* "Animus", a track on the album ''
A New Era of Corruption'' by Whitechapel
* "Animus", a track on the album ''
Soundtracks for the Blind
''Soundtracks for the Blind'' is the tenth studio album by Swans. It was released as a double CD in 1996, through Young God Records. ''Soundtracks for the Blind'' was intended, as suggested by the title, to function as a "soundtrack for a non-e ...
'' by Swans
Fiction
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Animus (Doctor Who), a character from the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Web Planet''
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Animus (Encantadia)
''Encantadia'' is a Filipino fantasy franchise produced and published by GMA Network. It consists of four television series that have run from 2005 to present and a single film. The first was shown in 2005 carrying the title alone and ended in ...
, a character in ''Etheria''
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''ANIMUS'' (graphic novel), a 2018 graphic novel by Antoine Revoy
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Animus (Marvel Comics)
The Hate-Monger is the name of several different fictional character, fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The original character first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book) ...
, a character in the Marvel Universe
* Animus, the alter-ego of the Marvel Comics character
Vamp
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"Animus" (''Sanctuary''), an episode of the TV series ''Sanctuary''
* Animus, a kind of magic in the novel ''
Wings of Fire'' by Tui T. Sutherland
Games
* ''Animus: Stand Alone'', a
Nintendo Switch game
* Animus, a device in the ''
Assassin's Creed
''Assassin's Creed'' is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice D ...
'' series able to re-live the genetic memories of its user's ancestors
* Animus, a Human or Daedric soul in ''
The Elder Scrolls'' series
* Animus elemental, a weapon in the ''
Neverwinter Nights 2'' video game
* Animus, an ability unique to each beast in the game ''
Warmachine and Hordes''
Law
* ''
Animus'', a term used in a variety of legal contexts
* ''
Animus nocendi
In jurisprudence, () is the subjective state of mind of the perpetrator of a crime, with reference to the exact knowledge of illegal content of his behaviour, and of its possible consequences.
In most modern legal systems, the is required as ...
'', an intent to do harm to another
* ''
Animus revertendi'', "with intention to return", in connection with animals and property rights
See also
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