Eridanus
Appearance
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Eridanus can refer to:
Rivers
[edit]- Eridanos (mythology) (or Eridanus), a river in Greek mythology, somewhere in Central Europe, which was territory that Ancient Greeks knew only vaguely
- The Po River, according to Roman word usage
- Eridanos (Athens), a former river near Athens, now subterranean
- Eridanos (geology), a former large river that flowed between forty million and seven hundred thousand years ago from Lapland to the North Sea through where the Baltic Sea is now
Astronomy
[edit]- Eridanus (constellation), a southern constellation
- Eridanus Cluster of galaxies in the constellation Eridanus
- Eridanus II, a low-surface brightness dwarf galaxy in the constellation Eridanus
- Eridanus Supervoid, a large-scale cosmic underdensity
Miscellaneous
[edit]- Éridan (rocket), a French rocket
- Eridanosaurus, a rhinocerotid originally described as a crocodilian
- Eridan Ampora, a character from the webcomic Homestuck (2009-2016)
Ships
[edit]- MV Éridan (1928) a French cargo liner in service 1928-56
- Éridan-class minehunter, a class of French naval minehunters
- USS Eridanus (AK-92), a ship of the United States Navy