Metis was originally one of the oldest puns in the Greek language, but can refer to a number of things:

• In the Odyssey, Odysseus uses the 'metis pun', which in essence is that when he gives his name 'me tis' (nobody) he actually is referring to himself as 'metis' (cunning)

Other uses

• Metis (mythology), a Titaness and the first wife of Zeus
• Metis (moon), the innermost of Jupiter's known moons
• 9 Metis, an asteroid
• Métis, sometimes used to refer to Mestizo — people of mixed race
• Métis people, a Canadian ethnic group.
• Metis Shoal, the tip of a submarine volcano in Tonga, which occasionally erupts to form the temporary island Late'iki (Metis Island).
• Metis, a "shifter" born of two shifter parents in the world of the role-playing game The Apocalypse, published by White Wolf. Among most shifters they are deformed and sterile. Among werewolves, they are scorned and treated like second class citizens.
• Metis (modelling), an enterprise modelling tool

There are also:

• Métis-sur-Mer, Quebec
• Grand-Métis, Quebec

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