title: Tellus
text: # Tellus
  
  Tellus is a Latin word meaning "Earth" and may refer to:
  
  * An alternative name for the planet Earth
  * Tellus of Athens, a citizen of ancient Athens who was thought to be the happiest of men
  * Tellus Mater or Terra Mater, the ancient Roman earth mother goddess
  * Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia
  * Tellus A, a scientific journal of Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
  * Tellus B, a scientific journal of Chemical and Physical Meteorology
  * Tellus Institute, an American environmental think tank
  * Tellus (comics), a comic book character and member of the Legion of Super-Heroes
  * A fictional human colony in the TV series Space: Above and Beyond
  * Tellus Audio Cassette Magazine, an extinct nonprofit audio art project
  * IK Tellus, a sports club based in Tellusborg in Stockholm, Sweden
  