title: Nereus (disambiguation)
text: # Nereus (disambiguation)
  
  Nereus, in Greek Mythology, was the eldest son of Pontus and Gaia.
  
  Nereus may also refer to:
  
  ## People
  
  * John Villiers, 3rd Earl of Clarendon (1757–1838), known as the Nereus of Pitt's forces
  * Nereus Acosta (born 1966), Philippine politician, academician, and political scientist
  * Saint Nereus, a Roman saint
  
  ## Science
  
  * 4660 Nereus, a small asteroid
  * Nereus (crater), a small crater on Meridiani Planum
  * Nereus Program, a global interdisciplinary initiative on ocean sustainability based at the University of British Columbia
  * Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies (NEREUS)
  
  ## Technology
  
  * Nereus (Nuclear Reactor)
  * Nereus, an underwater tidal turbine installed at Newhaven, Victoria, Australia
  
  ## Vehicles
  
  * Nereus (underwater vehicle), a hybrid autonomous underwater vehicle/remotely operated vehicle from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
  * HMAS Nereus, a 1939 channel patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy
  * HMS Nereus, the name of several Royal Navy ships
  * SS Nereus, a Greek steamer known previously as the SS Pfalz
  * USS Nereus, the name of several US Navy ships
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Nereus (DC Comics)
  * Nereus Pharmaceuticals, an American pharmaceutical company founded in 1988
  * Nereus Rowing Club, Amsterdam, founded in 1885
  