Cataclysm

The term cataclysm (from the Greek kataklysmos, to 'wash down' (kluzein "wash" + kata "down") may refer to:

• Deluge (mythology)
• a hypothetical Doomsday event
• any catastrophic geological phenomenon
  • volcanic eruption
  • earthquake
• more generally, any large-scale disaster

in popular culture

• Batman: Cataclysm, a fictional event in the Batman comics
• Cataclysm (Dragonlance), a fictional event in the Dragonlance books
• Great Cataclysm, a fictional event in Lego's Bionicle storyline
• Homeworld: Cataclysm, a computer game
• World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, World of Warcraft's third expansion.
• The Bird-Serpent War / Cataclysm, a song by progressive metal band Symphony X, from their 2000 album V: The New Mythology Suite
• The Great Cataclysm is an event mentioned in The Legend of Zelda: a Link to the Past
• In the PC game Minecraft, a cataclysm refers to a group of creepers, which are infamous for exploding and causing considerable damage to players and their surroundings.
• Also mentioned in the manga Wolf Guy

See also

• ekpyrosis (conflagration).
• eschatology