Nessus

Nessus may refer to:

In mythology:

• Nessus (mythology), a famous centaur from Greek mythology
• Nessus, an alternate name of Nestos (god), son of Oceanus and Tethys, and god of the river Nestos

In fiction:

• Nessus (Pierson's Puppeteer), an alien character in Larry Niven's Known Space books
• Nessus, a fictional metropolis in Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun
• Nessus, a layer of Hell in the Dungeons & Dragons game Baator
• Nessus, one of the moons of the fictional planet Chiron in the computer game Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Science and technology:

• 7066 Nessus, a Centaur planetoid
• Nessus (software), a computer security tool
• Nessus (Blackberry), the proprietary kernel all Blackberry before BlackBerry 10 were based upon
• NESSUS Probabilistic Analysis Software, a tool for assessing uncertainties in structural and mechanical systems

Other uses:

• HMS Nessus, two vessels of the Royal Navy (UK)