Scytale (disambiguation)
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Scytale may refer to:
- ScytaleScytaleIn cryptography, a scytale is a tool used to perform a transposition cipher, consisting of a cylinder with a strip of parchment wound around it on which is written a message...
, an encryption tool used to perform a transposition cipher. - Scytale (Dune)Scytale (Dune)Scytale is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. In the novel Dune Messiah , Scytale is a Tleilaxu Face Dancer who participates in the conspiracy to topple the rule of Paul Atreides. He later returns as a ghola and Tleilaxu Master in Heretics of Dune and...
, a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. - A taxonomic synonym for AgkistrodonAgkistrodonAgkistrodon is a genus of venomous pit vipers found in North America from the United States south to northern Costa Rica. The name is derived from the Greek words ἄγκιστρον 'fishhook' and ὁδοὐς 'tooth', and is likely a reference to the fangs...
, a genus of venomous pitvipers found in North America from the United States as far south as northern Costa Rica.