Arctus may refer to:
*
''Arctus'' (crustacean) Dana, 1852, a genus of crustaceans in the family
Scyllaridae
* ''Arctus''
Haan in Siebold, 1849, a genus of crustaceans in the family Scyllaridae, synonym of ''
Scyllarus
''Scyllarus'' is a genus of slipper lobsters from the Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Until 2002, the genus included far more species, but these are now placed in other genera. The following species remain in ''Scylla ...
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* Arctus, variant name for the centaur
Arktos
In Ancient Greek mythology, Arktos (also written as Arctus) was a centaur who fought against the Lapith spearmen. It may also refer to 'bears' in Greek.
Mythology
Arktos is briefly mentioned in Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 178 ff (trans. Evely ...
* Arctus, one of the
Horae
In Greek mythology the Horae () or Horai () or Hours ( grc-gre, Ὧραι, Hōrai, , "Seasons") were the goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time.
Etymology
The term ''horae'' comes from the Proto-Indo-European ("year").
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