Acanthus

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Acanthus (plural: acanthus, rarely acanthuses (English) or acanthi (Latin), or feminine form - acantha) is the Latinized form of the Greek acanthos or akanthos. It can also be used as the prefix acantho-, meaning "thorny". It may refer to:

Botany

• Acanthus (plant), in botany, is both a common name and a genus of flowering plant

Architecture

• Acanthus (ornament), form in architecture and in leather carving derived from the acanthus plant.

Cities

• Acanthus, Ontario
• Acanthus (Greece), the name of an ancient Greek city of the Chalcidice
• Acanthus (Egypt), an ancient city of Egypt

Individuals

• Acanthus (mythology) or Acantha was a Greek mythological figure (possibly a nymph) associated with the acanthus plant.
• Acanthus of Sparta was a Spartan athlete
• 'Acanthus' was the pen-name of the cartoonist Dr Harold Frank Hoar

Fiction

• Acanthus are a fictional path of enchanters, magicians and witches in White Wolf's Mage: the Awakening RPG

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