Thorax (disambiguation)

The thorax is the human chest, or division of an animal's body that lies between the head and the abdomen.

Thorax may also refer to:

  • The thorax in insects, see Thorax (insect anatomy)
  • Thorax (θώραξ), the Ancient Greek term for cuirass/breastplate
    • Linothorax, Ancient Greek armour composed of linen
    • Thorakitai, Hellenistic soldiers equipped with mail
  • Thorax porcellana, a species of cockroach

People

  • Thorax of Larissa, an ancient Greek noble of the 5th century BC
  • Thorax of Lacedaemonia, a Lacedaemonian commander of the late 5th/early 4th century BC
  • Thorax, who commissioned the 10th Pythian Ode of Pindar, in which the names of Thorax and his lover Hippocleas are immortalized

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