Soma

Soma was a ritual drink of importance and its deity (later also Moon-god) among the early Indo-Iranians, and the subsequent Vedic and greater Persian cultures. Unrelatedly, sōma (σῶμα) is the Greek word for “body”.

Soma may also refer to:

Science

Soma (biology) (or perikaryon), the cell body of a neuron
Somatic cell, a non-gametic cell in a multicellular organism
Carisoprodol, a muscle relaxant drug which has the trade name Soma

Places

Soma, South Khorasan, Iran
Sōma, Aomori, a village located in Nakatsugaru District in southern Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Sōma, Fukushima, a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Sōma District, Fukushima, a district located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Soma, Gambia, a town in Gambia
Soma, Manisa, a town and district of Manisa Province in the Aegean region of Turkey
South of Market, San Francisco, a neighborhood in San Francisco
South Main, a neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
South Omaha, Nebraska, a former city and current district of Omaha, Nebraska

Music

SomaFM, a listener-supported, commercial-free Internet radio station
Soma Records (U.S. label), a Minneapolis record label
Soma Quality Recordings, a record label co-founded by the duo Slam
Soma (studio), a recording studio located in Chicago, USA
Soma San Diego, a concert venue in San Diego, California
Soma (band), an Australian dark ambient musical project
Soma (Steve Roach & Robert Rich album), 1992
Soma (Eths album), first studio album by the French heavy metal band Eths, 2004
Soma (Mallavoodoo album), 2006
Soma (Windhand album), album by American heavy metal band Windhand, 2013
"Soma" (song), song from The Smashing Pumpkins' 1993 album Siamese Dream
"Soma", a song from a 1984 single from Tuxedomoon
"Soma", a song from The Strokes' 2001 album Is This It
"Soma", a song from Prometheus' 2007 album Corridor of Mirrors
"Soma", a song from deadmau5's 2009 album For Lack of a Better Name
"Soma", a song from 10 Years' 2012 album Minus the Machine

Fiction

Soma, a fictional hallucinogenic drug in Aldous Huxley's novels Brave New World and Island
Argento Soma, an anime series with a protagonist named Ryu Soma
Soma Cruz, a character in the Castlevania video-game series
Kukai Soma, a fictional character from the manga series Shugo Chara! by Peach-Pit
Soma Peries, a fictional character from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam 00
Prince Soma, a fictional character from the manga and anime Black Butler
Soma (video game), a survival-horror science-fiction video game from Frictional Games
Soma Schicksal, one of the main characters in the PlayStation Portable video game Gods Eater Burst
Soma, breast milk that fuels a Qwaser's elemental powers in the manga and anime Seikon no Qwaser

Organisations

School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona, one of three medical schools in Arizona
Sharing of Ministries Abroad, an international Anglican charity
Society of Mutual Autopsy, a professional association of anthropologists
Southern Ontario Model United Nations Association, the largest student-run model United Nations in North America
Student Osteopathic Medical Association, a national student organization of osteopathic medical students

People

Sōma clan
Soma (cannabis grower) (born 1949), American cannabis grower and breeder
Stephen O'Malley (born 1974), experimental musician and graphic designer also known by the pseudonym SOMA
Leela Soma, Scottish-based writer, born in Madras

Other

Federal Reserve System Open Market Account, in finance
Somatherapy, also Soma or SOMA, a Brazilian anarchist therapy
Soma cube, a solid dissection puzzle invented by the Danish scientist Piet Hein in 1936
Service-oriented modeling, originally referred to as service-oriented modeling and architecture (SOMA) by IBM, a framework for software design
Soma (company), a company that designs eco-friendly water filtration systems
Soma super computer, a SGI supercomputer
Soma is a brand of Chico's (clothing retailer)