Hyperion

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Hyperion was a Titan from the Greek mythology.

Hyperion may also refer to:

Sciences:

• Hyperion (moon), moon of Saturn

Technology:

• Hyperion (computer), Canadian computer from the 1980s
• Hyperion (instrument), instrument on board the EO-1 satellite.
• Hyperion sewage treatment plant, large Los Angeles sewage treatment plant

Literature:

• Hyperion (poem), unfinished epic poem by John Keats
• Hyperion (Longfellow), book by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• Hyperion (Hölderlin), a novel by Friedrich Hölderlin
• Hyperion (journal), short-lived 1908 German literary journal
• Hyperion (novel), science fiction novel by Dan Simmons, in his Hyperion Cantos series

Music:

• Hyperion (album), album by power metal band Manticora
• Hyperion Records, classical record label

Television:

• Hyperion class (Babylon 5), class of heavy cruisers in the Babylon 5 universe
• Hyperion Hotel, office in the Angel TV series.

Computer Games:

• Hyperion Entertainment, games software maker
• Hyperion (StarCraft), a battlecruiser in the StarCraft universe

Other Popular Culture:

• Hyperion (comics), various Marvel Comics characters
• Hyperion (Supreme Power), one such Marvel Comics character
• Emperor Hyperion, villain in the Gekigangar 3
• Hyperion, Seifer Almasy's gunblade
• CAT1-X Hyperion Gundam series fictional weapon

Organizations:

• Hyperion Solutions Corporation, a business software maker
• Hyperion (publisher), a book publishing division of Disney Corporation

Other:

• HMS Hyperion (H97) (1936-1940), British warship
• Hyperion (horse), British racehorse.
• Hyperion (tree), a redwood tree that is the tallest living tree.