Colossus

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Colossus may refer to:

Contents 1 Large Statues of Antiquity 2 Amusement rides 3 Computers 4 Video Games 5 Other

[edit] Large Statues of Antiquity

• The Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of Helios, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
• The Colossus of Nero, a bronze statue of the Emperor Nero.
• The Colossus of Barletta, a giant statue of an unidentified Roman emperor.
• The Colossus of Constantine, a giant bronze and marble statue of Constantine the Great.
• The Antinous Mondragone

[edit] Amusement rides

• Colossus (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Thorpe Park
• Colossus (Six Flags Magic Mountain), a racing roller coaster in Six Flags Magic Mountain
• Colossus (Six Flags St. Louis), Ferris wheel

[edit] Computers

• Colossus computer, the first programmable digital electronic computer, used for code breaking in World War II.
• Colossus, a computer program, developed by Computer Sciences Corporation is the insurance industry’s leading expert system for assisting adjusters in the evaluation of bodily injury claims (aka "pain and suffering"). Colossus helps adjusters reduce variance in payouts on similar bodily injury claims through objective use of industry standard rules.
• Colossus, a computer program developed for NASA's Project Apollo.
• Colossus, a computer in the Colossus trilogy of novels by Dennis Feltham Jones and the apocalyptic science fiction movie, Colossus: The Forbin Project, based on the first novel.

[edit] Video Games

• A series of card game computer games made from 1984-1987:
  • Colossus Chess
  • Colossus Mah Jong
  • Colossus Bridge
• GTVA Colossus, a spaceship in the game FreeSpace 2
• Colossus swords and colossus blades, the sword classes with the most inherent damage from Diablo 2.
• Colossi, powerful anti-structure and anti-personnel units, can be created by the Greek civilization in Age of Mythology. They resemble the Colossus of Rhodes.
• Any of the various colossi within the Shadow of the Colossus video game.
• A character in the game Coded Arms for PlayStation Portable

[edit] Other

• The Colossus, a collection of poetry by Sylvia Plath
• Colossus (comics), a superhero in the X-Men comics.
• HMS Colossus, five ships of the Royal Navy.
• Colossus, a Canadian movie theatre brand owned by Famous Players (Cineplex Entertainment) in Langley BC, Laval QC and Vaughan ON.
• Colossus, the Finnish Progressive Music Association's magazine. [1]
• Colossus, a Borknagar song from Quintessence.