Animus may refer to:
Philosophy
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Anima and animus
The anima and animus are a pair of Dualism in cosmology, dualistic, Jungian archetypes which form a syzygy (disambiguation)#Philosophy, syzygy, or union of opposing forces. Carl Jung described the animus as the Unconscious mind, unconscious masc ...
, Jungian concepts
* The ancient Roman concept of ''animus'' or
soul
The soul is the purported Mind–body dualism, immaterial aspect or essence of a Outline of life forms, living being. It is typically believed to be Immortality, immortal and to exist apart from the material world. The three main theories that ...
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''Animus'' (journal), an electronic journal of philosophy and humanities
Music
* "Animus", a track on the album ''
Music of the Spheres'' by Mike Oldfield
* "Animus", a track on the album ''
A New Era of Corruption'' by Whitechapel
* "Animus", a track on the album ''
Soundtracks for the Blind'' by Swans
* ''Animus'', 2016 album by
Venom Prison
Fiction
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Animus (Doctor Who), a character from the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Web Planet''
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Animus (Encantadia), a character in ''Etheria''
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''ANIMUS'' (graphic novel), a 2018 graphic novel by Antoine Revoy
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Animus (Marvel Comics), a character in the Marvel Universe
* Animus, the alter-ego of the Marvel Comics character
Vamp
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"Animus" (''Sanctuary''), an episode of the TV series ''Sanctuary''
* Animus, a kind of magic in the novel ''
Wings of Fire'' by Tui T. Sutherland
Games
* ''Animus: Stand Alone'', a
Nintendo Switch game
* Animus, a device in the ''
Assassin's Creed
''Assassin's Creed'' is a historical fiction, historical action-adventure video game series and media franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil (game engine), Anvil and its m ...
'' series able to re-live the genetic memories of its user's ancestors
* Animus, a Human or Daedric soul in ''
The Elder Scrolls
''The Elder Scrolls'' is a series of action role-playing games, action role-playing video games primarily developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The series focuses on Nonlinear gameplay, free-form gameplay in an ...
'' series
* Animus elemental, a weapon in the ''
Neverwinter Nights 2
''Neverwinter Nights 2'' is a role-playing video game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Atari Interactive. It is the second installment in the ''Neverwinter Nights'' series and is the sequel to BioWare's ''Neverwinter Nights ...
'' video game
* Animus, an ability unique to each beast in the game ''
Warmachine and Hordes''
Law
* ''
Animus
Animus may refer to:
Philosophy
* Anima and animus, Jungian concepts
* The ancient Roman concept of ''animus'' or soul
* Animus (journal), ''Animus'' (journal), an electronic journal of philosophy and humanities
Music
* "Animus", a track on the ...
'', a term used in a variety of legal contexts
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Animus nocendi'', an intent to do harm to another
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Animus revertendi'', "with intention to return", in connection with animals and property rights
See also
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