Agnus Explained

Agnus (Latin for lamb) can be used to refer to :

People with the surname

• Felix Agnus (1839-1925), American military officer and newspaper publisher

Religion

• Agnus Dei (Latin: "Lamb of God")
  • referring to Jesus Christ as divine sacrificial lamb
  • an early prayer of the breviary

Places and jurisdictions

• Agnus (Egypt), an Ancient city and former bishopric in Aegyptus Primus, now a Latin Catholic titular see
• Agnus (Attica), a deme of ancient Attica

Biology

• Agnus scythicus, Latin for Vegetable Lamb of Tartary, a mythologic lamb-plant
• Agnus (beetle), a stag beetle genus

Technology

• MOS Technology Agnus, an integrated circuit in the OCS chipset of the Commodore Amiga computer