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Corus may refer to:


Places

* Çörüş, Gazipaşa, a village in Antalya Province, Turkey


Facilities and structures

* Corus Quay, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; an office tower


Fictional locations

* Corus, a fictional world that is the setting for the fantasy series ''
The Corean Chronicles ''The Corean Chronicles'' is a fantasy series of books by the author L. E. Modesitt, Jr. As of 2011, it consists of: *'' Legacies'' (2002) *''Darknesses'' (2003) *''Scepters'' (2004) *''Alector's Choice'' (2005) *''Cadmian's Choice'' (2006) *''Soa ...
'' by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.


People


Mythological characters

* Corus or Caurus, one of the
Anemoi In ancient Greek religion and myth, the Anemoi (Greek: , 'Winds') were wind gods who were each ascribed a cardinal direction from which their respective winds came (see Classical compass winds), and were each associated with various seasons an ...
and the Roman god of the northwest wind *
Corus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Corus or Koros (Ancient Greek: Κόρος) was the spirit (daemon) and personification of surfeit and disdain. He was said to be the son of Hybris (Arrogance), daughter of Dyssebeia (Impiety).Pindar, ''Nemean Ode'' 13.10; ''Ol ...
, in Greek mythology the spirit and personification of surfeit and disdain


Events

*
Battle of Corus The Battle of Corupedium, also called Koroupedion, Corupedion or Curupedion ( grc, Κύρου πεδίον or Κόρου πεδίον, "the plain of Kyros or Koros") was the last battle between the Diadochi, the rival successors to Alexander the Gr ...
(281 BC)


Companies

* Corus Group plc, UK/Netherlands steel company * Corus Bankshares, a financial holding group * Corus Entertainment, a Canadian entertainment company ** Corus Québec (formerly ''Radiomédia''), a news-talk radio network * Corus Hotels, hotel chain


Sport

* Corus chess tournament, former name for the Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in the Netherlands * Corus (Port Talbot) RFC, former name of Welsh rugby football club Tata Steel RFC * Corus Steel FC, former name of Welsh football club Tata Steel F.C.


Biology

* ''Corus'' (beetle), a genus of beetles in the longhorn family Cerambycidae * Miletus croton corus (M. c. corus), a subspecies of butterfly * Papilio corus (P. corus) or ''Euploea phaenareta corus'' (E. p. corus), a former species now subspecies of butterfly


Other uses

*Corus, a fictional automobile manufacturer featured in ''Cross Racing Championship 2005'', '' L.A. Street Racing'' and '' Project Torque'', all of which are games developed by Invictus Games. * CÓRus, Irish choir


See also

* Barker v Corus (UK) plc (2006) a UK House of Lords decision on industrial liability in tort law * * * Coordination of United Revolutionary Organizations (CORU) a U.S.-sponsored Cuban counter-revolutionary anti-communist force *
Chorus (disambiguation) Chorus may refer to: Music * Chorus (song) or refrain, line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse * Chorus effect, the perception of similar sounds from multiple sources as a single, richer sound * Chorus form, song in which all verses ...
*
Korus (disambiguation) Korus may refer to: * Korus, Iran * South Korea–United States Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) * New Zealand national korfball team, nicknamed "The Korus" * Max Korus (born 1988), American professional racing cyclist See also

* * *Koru (disamb ...
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