Animus

Animus may refer to:

Philosophy

 * Anima and animus, Jungian concepts
 * The ancient Roman concept of animus or soul
 * Animus (journal), an electronic journal of philosophy and humanities

Music

 * "Animus", a track on the album Music of the Spheres by Mike Oldfield
 * "Animus", a track on the album A New Era of Corruption by Whitechapel
 * "Animus", a track on the album Soundtracks for the Blind by Swans
 * Animus, 2016 album by Venom Prison

Fiction

 * Animus (Doctor Who), a character from the Doctor Who serial The Web Planet
 * Animus (Encantadia), a character in Etheria
 * ANIMUS (graphic novel), a 2018 graphic novel by Antoine Revoy
 * Animus (Marvel Comics), a character in the Marvel Universe
 * Animus, the alter-ego of the Marvel Comics character Vamp
 * "Animus" (Sanctuary), an episode of the TV series Sanctuary
 * Animus, a kind of magic in the novel Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland

Games

 * Animus: Stand Alone, a Nintendo Switch game
 * Animus, a device in the Assassin's Creed series able to re-live the genetic memories of its user's ancestors
 * Animus, a Human or Daedric soul in The Elder Scrolls series
 * Animus elemental, a weapon in the Neverwinter Nights 2 video game
 * Animus, an ability unique to each beast in the game Warmachine and Hordes

Law

 * Animus, a term used in a variety of legal contexts
 * Animus nocendi, an intent to do harm to another
 * Animus revertendi, "with intention to return", in connection with animals and property rights