What is "potamus"

Potamus is an anglicization of the Ancient Greek potamos meaning river or stream; it appears in the name: Mesopotamia.

Potamus may also refer to:

• A hippopatamus, or its calf
• Peter Potamus, an animated purple hippopotamus
• A lightweight GTK-based audio player
• The song Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros, on Flight of the Conchords' eponymous album

Potamos may also refer to:

• an old settlement on the Ionian island of Corfu
• the most populated village on the Ionian island of Kythira
• a small village on the South Aegean island of Therasia
• an archeological site near Akrotiri, on the Greek island of Santorini