Nessus
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Nessus can have a number of meanings:
- Nessus, a famous centaur from Greek mythology.
- Nessus, a computer security tool.
- Nessus, an alien character in Larry Niven's Ringworld books, of the species Pierson's Puppeteer.
- 7066 Nessus, a Centaur planetoid.
- In certain versions of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, a cursed "poisonous cloak" can be seen (after a character has been killed by it, made a saving throw to avoid being killed by it, or has used some magical means to see its true essence) to bear a label from the "Nessus Shirt Company", alluding to the story of the Tunic of Nessus. It is also the ninth layer of Baator.