Goliath (disambiguation)

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Goliath was a biblical giant, famous for his battle with David.

Goliath may also refer to:

Contents 1 Biology 2 Technology 3 Roller coasters 4 Fiction 5 Other 6 References

[edit] Biology

• Goliath frog, an African frog of genus Conraua
• Goliath grouper, a species of fish
• Goliath birdeater, largest spider in the world; native to the rain forest regions of northern South America
• Homo heidelbergensis, an extinct species of the genus Homo
• Goliath Beetle, insects of the genus Goliathus, the largest insects in terms of bulk and weight.
• Goliath was a large Kodiak Bear that lived at the Space Farms Zoo and Museum in New Jersey.
• Goliath, the largest White-tailed deer ever kept in captivity, died in 2004.

[edit] Technology

• Goliath (car), a German car brand of the Borgward group
• HMS Goliath, the name of several British Royal Navy ships
• Goliath tracked mine, a remote-controlled tracked explosive device used by the German Wehrmacht during World War II
• Goliath transmitter, a VLF-transmitter of the German Navy in World War II
• Samson and Goliath (cranes), twin shipbuilding gantry cranes in Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Goliath (1855 - 1885), one of the four South Devon Railway Tornado class steam locomotives
• Goliath (aeroplane), the first long-distance passenger airliner
• Goliath (Fore River, Massachusetts) shipbuilding crane at Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States

[edit] Roller coasters

Six Flags Theme Parks holds the trademark for the use of "Goliath" as a roller coaster name. Thus, the name has been used frequently throughout the company's parks.

• Goliath (Six Flags Magic Mountain), a hypercoaster located in California, United States
• Goliath (Six Flags Over Georgia), a hypercoaster located in Georgia, United States
• Goliath (La Ronde), a roller coaster in Montreal, Québec, Canada (operated by Six Flags Theme Parks)
• Goliath (Walibi World), a roller coaster in Biddinghuizen, Netherlands.
• Goliath (Six Flags Fiesta Texas), an inverted roller coaster in San Antonio, Texas, set to open in 2008.

[edit] Fiction

• Goliath (Amalgam Comics), a fictional Amalgam Comics superhero
• Goliath (Gargoyles), a heroic figure in the animated television series Gargoyles (TV series)
• Goliath, a Terran combat walker in the StarCraft series.
• Goliath (Knight Rider), an armoured truck driven by the villain Garthe Knight in the television series Knight Rider
• SCS Goliath, a fictional starship in the game Space Quest V
• Goliath, an alias of Marvel Comics characters Henry Pym, Hawkeye, Atlas, and Bill Foster
• Goliath Corporation, the world's largest company in the Thursday Next series of novels by Jasper Fforde
• A vehicle in the Unreal Tournament 2004 and Unreal Tournament 3 computer games
• The Goliaths are a gang in the table top skirmish war game Necromunda produced by Games Workshop
• A race in Dungeons and Dragons.
• Goliath, the hero in several sword and sandal movies, rarely depicting the Biblical character, and sometimes used just in the English language dubbing
• Goliath, the name of the hero's dog/lion in the Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon series, Samson & Goliath
• Goliath, the name of the huge warship you must fight at the end of "Capture The Black Pearl" quest in the online game, Pirates of the Caribbean Online.
• Goliath, the name of an extremely powerful vehicle, which is notoriously difficult to destroy in the game Battlefield 2142 ,

[edit] Other

• Goliath, a type of bet covering eight selections.
• A techno & hardstyle rave party held every year in Switzerland.

[edit] References

See also:

• David and Goliath
• Goliath, Karel (1901-1984) the last soldier from the Czechoslovak army in exile, who returned home from Soviet Gulag in 1955.