Magnes may refer to: * Magnes (son of Aeolus), in Greek mythology, the eponym and first king of Magnesia * Magnes (son of Argos), in Greek mythology, son of Argos and Perimele, and father of Hymenaeus *

Magnes the shepherd Magnes the shepherd, sometimes described as Magnes the shepherd boy, is a mythological figure, possibly based on a real person, who was cited by Pliny the Elder as discovering natural magnetism. His name, "Magnes", the Latin word for ''magnetite'' ...

, possibly mythological, cited as the discoverer of natural magnetism * Magnes (comic poet) (5th century BC), Athenian victor of the Dionysia festival * Macarius Magnes (4th century), bishop of Magnesia * Judah Leon Magnes (1877–1948), reform rabbi in the United States and Palestine, first President of the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

* ''Magnes'' (album), by Reni Jusis

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