Protos means "first," derived from the ancient Greek . Protos may also refer to: *

Protos (monastic office) The ''protos'' (, "first, premier") is a monastic office at the Greek Orthodox Church, Orthodox monastic community of Mount Athos in Greece. The office headquarters are located in Karyes, Mount Athos. Authority The office is assumed by a monk who i ...

, a monastic office at the Eastern Orthodox monastic state of Mount Athos *

Protos (constructor) The Protos was a wingless Formula 2 racing car that appeared in 1967. Powered by the then-standard Ford-Cosworth 1600cc FVA-engine, it was noticeable for its slippery aerodynamic Frank Costin design, with an almost-enclosed 'bubble' canopy ove ...

, a former racing car constructor *

Protos of Nonnendamm Protos of Nonnendamm was a German car manufacturing company founded in 1898 in Berlin by engineers Alfred Sternberg and Oscar Heymann. Sternberg initially manufactured a series of small motors, 2.5 hp single-cylinder air-cooled, and o ...

, a defunct German motor vehicle manufacturer * PROTOS (train), a German train * Protos (album), the 2014 eleventh album by Norwegian electronic dance music producer Aleksander "Savant" Vinter * PROTOS, a project by OUSPG * Protos, a marketing name for

Strontium ranelate Strontium ranelate, a strontium(II) salt of ranelic acid, is a medication for osteoporosis marketed as Protelos or Protos by Servier. Studies indicate it can also slow the course of osteoarthritis of the knee. The drug is unusual in that it bo ...

* Protos, one of the winemakers in the

Ribera del Duero Ribera del Duero is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) located in the country's northern plateau and is one of eleven 'quality wine' regions within the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also one of several recogni ...

region * Protos, a name given to the

bishop of Rome The pope is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff. From the 8th century until 1870, the pope was the sovereign or head of sta ...

in the declaration of Ravenna * Protos, a model helicopter developed by MSH * Ioannis Protos, a Greek athlete * Protos o Hlios, a song by Mikis Theodorakis * Protos – PROgram for TOp Simulations,

Monte Carlo Monte Carlo ( ; ; or colloquially ; , ; ) is an official administrative area of Monaco, specifically the Ward (country subdivision), ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is located. Informally, the name also refers to ...

generator for

Top quark The top quark, sometimes also referred to as the truth quark, (symbol: t) is the most massive of all observed elementary particles. It derives its mass from its coupling to the Higgs field. This coupling is very close to unity; in the Standard ...

s and new heavy particles

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