Colossus

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Contents 1 Statues 2 Media 3 Computing 4 Other 5 See also

Colossus may refer to:

[edit] Statues

• Any exceptionally large statue (the original meaning of the word)
• Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of Helios, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
• The 12 Jin Ren 12 Colossus made by the order of Shihuangdi
• Colossus of Nero, a bronze statue of the Emperor Nero.
• Colossus of Barletta, a giant statue of an unidentified Roman emperor
• Colossus of Constantine, a giant bronze and marble statue of Constantine the Great
• Colossus of Leonardo, a giant, unfinished statue of a horse, also known as the "Gran Cavallo"

[edit] Media

• Colossus (producer) a moniker of Charles Tate, also known as Grand Synthe, Alta Plana, King Kooba.
• Colossus (album), the second album by British electronic group Scorn
• Colossus (comics), a superhero in the X-Men comic book series
• Colossus (novel), a science fiction novel by D F Jones about a computer that takes over the world
  • Colossus: The Forbin Project, a film based on the Jones novel
• Colossus (collection), a collection of science fiction short stories by Donald Wandrei
• "Colossus", a Canadian movie theater brand owned by Cineplex Entertainment
• "Colossus", a song from Quintessence (Borknagar album)
• The Colossus, a collection of poetry by Sylvia Plath
• Colossus, one of XANA's monsters in the TV show Code Lyoko

[edit] Computing

• Colossus computer, the first programmable digital electronic computer, used for code breaking in World War II
• "Colossus", a computer program developed for NASA's Project Apollo
• "Colossus", an insurance industry expert system product from Computer Sciences Corporation
• The titular enemies in the Shadow of the Colossus video game
• The Colossus, the name of a Space Pirate ship from the game Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
• Colossus Chess, a series of chess-playing programs

[edit] Other

• Colossus (Six Flags Magic Mountain), a wooden roller coaster in Valencia, California
• Colossus (Six Flags St. Louis), a Ferris wheel
• Colossus (Thorpe Park), a roller coaster in Chertsey, England
• Colossus (Lagoon), a steel roller coaster at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah
• HMS Colossus, ships of the UK Royal Navy
• Colossus bridge, a record setting, early 19th century timber structure over the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia
• Shadow of the Colossus A video game developed for the PS2

[edit] See also

• Colosseum