Syzygy

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Syzygy /ˈsɪzɪdʒi/ (from Greek Συζυγία “conjunction, yoked together”) may refer to:

Science

• Syzygy (astronomy), a collinear configuration of three celestial bodies
• Syzygy (mathematics), a relation between the generators of a module
• An anatomical feature of crinoids
• Syzygy (meiosis), in biology, the pairing of chromosomes during meiosis

Philosophy

• A concept in the philosophy of Vladimir Solovyov, to denote 'close union'
• A term used by Carl Jung to mean a union of opposites
• Syzygy (Gnosticism), female-male pairings of the emanations known as aeons

Books

• Syzygy (poetry), the combination of two metrical feet into a single unit
• Epirrhematic syzygy: a system of symmetrically corresponding verse forms in Greek Old Comedy, see Aristophanes#Dramatic structure
• Syzygy (novel by Michael G. Coney)
• Syzygy Darklock, a fictional character in the comic book series Dreadstar
• "It Wasn't Syzygy", a short story by Theodore Sturgeon

Film, Television, and Games

• Syzygy (The X-Files), an episode of The X-Files
• Syzygy Co., an arcade game engineering company founded by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney
• Atari, Inc., the successor to the Syzygy Co.
• "Syzygy", a tablebase implementation of chess
• "Syzygy", a linking word game by Lewis Carroll, published in The Lady magazine
• "Syzygy", a Great Old One in the game Eldritch Horror, introduced in the expansion Strange Remnants
• "Syzygy", a game for the Dragon 32 home computer, published by Microdeal
• Syzygy, a character from the video games Unreal Tournament 2003 and Unreal Tournament 2004

Music

• Syzygy, composition by Del Tredici
• Syzygys (band), a Japanese band
• Syzygy, an alternative electronica music duo featuring Dominic Glynn

Albums

• "Syzygy", an album by Lucrecia Dalt
• "Syzygy", an album by Blaue Blume
• Syzygy (album), by Lynch Mob

Songs

• "Syzygy", a track by Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
• "Syzygy", a track by Gene Loves Jezebel on the album Kiss of Life
• "Syzygy", a track by Mickey Factz on the mixtape "Y-3"
• "Syzygy, Part I", "Syzygy, Part II", and "Syzygy, Part III", tracks from the album Suns of the Tundra
• "Syzygy", a track from the album Michael Brecker
• "Syzygy", a track by Laurel Halo on the album Dust

See also

• Caledonian Antisyzygy, a term referring to the Scottish psyche and literature