Cygnus

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Cygnus is the Latin word for swan, the romanized form of the ancient Greek κύκνος (kyknos) "swan". It may refer to:

• Cycnus, one of a number of characters in Greek Mythology
• Cygnus (constellation), a northern constellation and one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations, named after a character in Greek Mythology
  • Cygnus X-1, a binary system located within the constellation Cygnus, containing a compact object which is a black hole candidate
  • Cygnus X-3, a binary system located within the constellation Cygnus, containing a compact object which is a strange star candidate
  • The Cygnus X-1 duology is a pair of epic songs by the progressive rock band Rush, the songs being about a trip to Cygnus X-1
• Cygnus (genus), the genus of most swans
• Cygnus Solutions, a company that provided commercial support for free software and the original developer of Cygwin
• Cygnus spacecraft, a space vehicle under development by Orbital Sciences Corporation
• Cygnus...Vismund Cygnus, a song from The Mars Volta album Frances the Mute
• U.S.S. Cygnus, Dr. Reinhardt's ship in the 1979 Walt Disney movie The Black Hole
• Cygnus Business Media, a U.S.-based business to business publishing company
• Cygnus Alpha, a prison planet and episode of the British science fiction show Blake's 7
• Cygnus Black, a character from Harry Potter novels, a father of Bellatrix Lestrange, Andromeda Tonks and Narcissa Malfoy.

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