Abas
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Abas may refer to:
- Abas (sophist), a Greek sophist and rhetorician
- An old Persian measurement for pearls, about 0,1458 gram
- Several figures in Greek mythology share the name Abas, including:
- Abas, son of Poseidon and Arethusa. A Thracian by birth, Abas founded a tribe known as the Abantians or Abantes. Abas and his Abantian followers migrated to the island of Euboea, where he subsequently reigned as king. He was father of Chalcodon, and grandfather of Elephenor; the latter who led a contingent of Abantian warriors from Euboea to the Trojan War.
- Abas, son of Lynceus, a king of Argos
- An Argive seer, son of Melampus and Iphianeira. He was the father of Coeranus, Idmon, and Lysimache.
- A companion of Perseus
- One of Diomedes companions, whom Aphrodite turned into a swan
- Abas, two friends of Aeneas in Roman mythology
- abas ERP, an enterprice resource planning solution
- ABAS AG, a German software development company
- Abas I of Armenia
- Adaptive Behavior Assessment System (ABAS), a psychological assessment to assess the level of adaptive skills in children and adults
- Salleh Abas, former Malaysian Lord President of the Federal Court
- Stephen Abas, American wrestler and Olympic silver medalist