Tellus is a Latin word meaning "

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surfa ...

" and may refer to: * An alternative name for the planet

Tellus of Athens Tellus ( el, Τέλλος) was an Athenian statesman featured in Herodotus's '' Histories'', in which the wise man Solon describes him as the happiest man ever. To quote Herodotus: Tellus... had both beautiful and good children, and he saw all his ...

, a citizen of ancient Athens who was thought to be the happiest of men *

Tellus Mater In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Tellus Mater or Terra Mater ("Mother Earth") is the personification of the Earth. Although Tellus and Terra are hardly distinguishable during the Imperial era, ''Tellus'' was the name of the original ea ...

or Terra Mater, the ancient Roman earth mother goddess *

Tellus Science Museum Tellus Science Museum is a natural history and science museum near Cartersville, Georgia with a facility of over 120,000 square feet. It is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian ...

in Cartersville, Georgia * ''

Tellus A ''Tellus Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that is published by Co-action Publishing on behalf of the International Meteorological Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. Since January 2012, the journ ...

'', a scientific journal of Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography * ''

Tellus B ''Tellus Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology'' is a scientific journal that was published by Blackwell Publishing for the International Meteorological Institute in Stockholm, Sweden until December 2011. From January 2012 the issues are p ...

'', a scientific journal of Chemical and Physical Meteorology *

Tellus Institute The Tellus Institute is an American non-profit organization established in 1976 with the aim of bringing scientific rigor and systemic vision to critical environmental and social issues. Tellus has conducted thousands of projects throughout the wo ...

, an American environmental think tank *

Tellus (comics) The Legion of Super-Heroes is a superhero team in comic book series published by DC Comics. The team has gone through various iterations. Starting with the founding trio of Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, and Saturn Girl, all versions of the team in ...

, a comic book character and member of the Legion of Super-Heroes * A fictional human colony in the TV series '' Space: Above and Beyond'' * ''

Tellus Audio Cassette Magazine Launched from the Lower East Side, Manhattan in 1983 as a subscription only bimonthly publication, the ''Tellus Audio Cassette Magazine'' utilized the audio cassette medium to distribute no wave downtown music and audio art and was in activity ...

'', an extinct nonprofit audio art project *

IK Tellus IK Tellus is a Swedish sports club, having teams in football, bandy and handball. The club is located in Tellusborg, Stockholm. Background Tellusborgs IF was formed on 11 April 1921 and brought together several disparate groups of youngsters ...

, a sports club based in Tellusborg in Stockholm, Sweden

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