Animus

Animus may refer to:

Philosophy

• Anima and animus, Jungian concepts
• The ancient Roman concept of animus or soul
• 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

• Animus (Doctor Who), a character from the Doctor Who serial The Web Planet
• Animus (Encantadia), a character in Etheria
• ANIMUS (graphic novel), a 2018 graphic novel by Antoine Revoy
• Animus (Marvel Comics), a character in the Marvel Universe
• Animus, the alter-ego of the Marvel Comics character Vamp
• "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 series able to re-live the genetic memories of its user's ancestors
• Animus, a Human or Daedric soul in The Elder Scrolls series
• Animus elemental, a weapon in the Neverwinter Nights 2 video game
• Animus, an ability unique to each beast in the game Warmachine and Hordes

Law

• Animus, a term used in a variety of legal contexts
• Animus nocendi, an intent to do harm to another
• Animus revertendi, "with intention to return", in connection with animals and property rights

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Animus
• All pages with titles containing Animus