Zeno

Zeno is a Greek name derived from the more ancient variant Zenon. The word may refer to any of the following:

People:

Zeno of Elea (c.490–c.430 BC), philosopher, follower of Parmenides, famed for his paradoxes.
Zeno of Citium (333 BC - 264 BC), founder of the Stoic school of philosophy
Zeno of Tarsus (3rd century BC), Stoic philosopher
Zeno of Sidon (1st century BC), Epicurean philosopher
Zeno of Verona (4th century AD), saint
Zeno (emperor) (c. 425–491 AD), Byzantine ruler
The Zeno brothers (14th century AD), Nicolo and Antonio, Venetian navigators
Apostolo Zeno (18th century), poet and librettist for opera

Other uses:

Zeno, ancient name for the village of Akköse‎
Zeno's paradoxes, paradoxes by Zeno of Elea
Zeno machine, a hypothetical computational model
Zeno (crater), a lunar impact crater, named for Zeno of Citium
Zeno Cosini, the protagonist of Italo Svevo's novel La Coscienza di Zeno
Zeno programming language, an imperative procedural programming language designed to be easy to learn and user friendly
Zeno-Watch Basel, a Swiss clockmaker company specialised in aviation watches
Quantum Zeno effect, an effect in quantum mechanics which disallows certain conditions in the decaying of a quantum state
Zeno (acne treatment), a handheld acne-treating device
Zeno's Pub, a notable bar with a beer 'passport' in State College, PA.
Zeno (band), a German hard rock band formed by Zeno Roth
- also the title of their first album

In Modern Fiction

See also