Proteus (disambiguation)

Proteus may refer to:

• Proteus, a Greek god who is the son of Poseidon
• King Proteus, a mythical Greek ruler, featured in the story of Bellerophon
• Proteus (moon), a natural Satellite of Neptune
• Olm, a genus of small cave-dwelling Amphibian
• Urbanus proteus, the Bean leafroller Hesperiidae (Skipper (butterfly)) of southeastern USA
• Proteus, a cultivar of Clematis introduced in 1876
• Proteus (bacterium), a genus of Proteobacteria responsible for many human urinary tract infections
• Proteus (alchemy), the "first matter" (prima materia), usually the metal mercury
• USS Proteus (AS-19), a U.S. Navy Submarine tender
• Proteus (instant messenger), an instant messenger client for Mac OS X
• Scaled Composites Proteus, an experimental aircraft built by Scaled Composites
• Proteus, the miniaturized submarine that is injected in a human being's bloodstream in the 1966 movie Fantastic Voyage
• Proteus (comics), a Marvel Comics character
• Proteus (DC comics), a Ditko creation and foe of the Creeper
• Proteus syndrome, a very rare congenital disorder known mostly for its most famous sufferer Joseph Merrick (the Elephant man).
• Protei-5, a type of Russian diver propulsion vehicle; `Protei' is Russian for "Proteus" and may be rendered as "Proteus" by auto-tranalaters.
• Proteans, a class of subtle Body language flirting signals
• Proteus, a film by Canadian director John Greyson.