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Encyclopedia > Metis

Metis can refer to a number of things:

  • The Métis people are a Canadian ethnic group.
  • Metis Shoal is the tip of a submarine volcano in Tonga, which occasionally erupts to form the temporary island Late'iki (Metis Island).
  • In the world of the role-playing game Werewolf: The Apocalypse, published by White Wolf, Metis is a term used for a "shifter" born of two shifter parents. Among most shifters they are deformed and sterile. Among werewolves, they are scorned and treated like second class citizens.


There are also: In Greek mythology, Metis (wisdom) was a Titaness who was the first wife of Zeus and the mother of Athena. ... In Greek mythology, the Titans (Greek Τιτάν, plural Τιτᾶνες) are among a series of gods who oppose Zeus and the Olympian gods in their ascent to power. ... Statue of Zeus The Greek sculptor Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall Statue of Zeus in about 435 bc. ... Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Metis (pronounced MEE tis) is the innermost member of the Amalthea group of Jupiters small inner moons. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa Hydrogen ~86% Helium ~14% Methane 0. ... Moons of solar system scaled to Earths Moon The common noun moon (not capitalized) is used to mean any natural satellite of the other planets. ... An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... 9 Metis (MEE tiss) is one of the largest Main belt asteroids. ... The Métis (pronounced MAY tee, IPA: , in French: or ) are one of three recognized Canadian aboriginal groups whose homeland consists of the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and the Northwest Territories. ... A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the Earths interior made molten or liquid by high temperature along with a reduction in pressure and/or the introduction of water or other volatiles) erupts through the surface of the planet. ... A role-playing game (RPG) is a type of game where players assume the roles of fictional characters via role-playing. ... This articles content is specific to the fictional setting known as the World of Darkness. ... White Wolf, Inc. ...

  • Métis-sur-Mer, Quebec
  • Grand-Métis, Quebec

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METIS - Family of Multilevel Partitioning Algorithms | Karypis Lab (245 words)
METIS is a family of programs for partitioning unstructured graphs and hypergraphs and computing fill-reducing orderings of sparse matrices.
The underlying algorithms used by METIS are based on the state-of-the-art multilevel paradigm that has been shown to produce high quality results and scale to very large problems.
METIS is a set of serial programs for partitioning graphs, partitioning finite element meshes, and producing fill reducing orderings for sparse matrices.
Metis (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (265 words)
In Greek mythology, Metis ("wisdom" or "wise counsel") was a Titaness who was the first great spouse of Zeus, indeed his equal (Hesiod, Theogony 896) and the mother of Athena.
Metis was born of Oceanus and Tethys, of an earlier age than Zeus and his siblings.
Metis, a minor moon of the planet Jupiter, was named for her in 1979.
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