Colossus

Colossus, Colossos, or the plural Colossi or Colossuses, may refer to:

Statues

• Any exceptionally large statue
  • List of tallest statues
  • Category:Colossal statues
• Apennine Colossus, a stone statue created as a personification of the Apennine mountains
• Colossus of Barletta, a bronze statue of an unidentified Roman emperor
• Colossus of Constantine, a bronze and marble statue of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great
• Colossi of Memnon, two stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III
• Colossus of Nero, a bronze statue of the Roman emperor Nero
• Colossus of Ramesses II
• Colossus of Rhodes, a bronze statue of the Greek god Helios

Amusement rides

• Colossus (Ferris wheel), Ferris wheel at Six Flags St. Louis, Missouri, US
• Colossus, a pirate ship at Robin Hill theme park, Isle of Wight, UK

Roller coasters

• Colossos (Heide Park), in Lower Saxony, Germany
• Colossus (Six Flags Magic Mountain), in California, US
• Colossus (Thorpe Park), in Surrey, UK
• Colossus the Fire Dragon, at Lagoon amusement park, Utah, US

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

• Colossus (character), a character in the X-Men series
• Colossi, the eponymous enemies in Shadow of the Colossus
• GTVA Colossus, a spacefaring warship in FreeSpace 2

Film

• Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970), a film based on the D. F. Jones novel

Games

• Colossus Chess, a series of chess-playing programs

Literature

• Colossus (collection), short stories by Donald Wandrei
• Colossus (novel), 1966 science fiction novel by D. F. Jones

Music

• Colossus Records, an American label
• Colossus (band), an American Christian metal band from Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Albums

• Colossus (Scorn album), 1993
• Colossus (Walt Mink album), 1997
• Colossus, by Triggerfinger, 2017
• Colossus (EP), by Caligula's Horse, 2011

Songs

• "Colossus", by Afro Celt Sound System from Volume 3: Further in Time
• "Colossus", by Borknagar from Quintessence
• "Colossus", by Caligula's Horse from Colossus
• "Colossus", by Idles from Joy as an Act of Resistance
• "Colossus", by In Mourning from The Weight of Oceans
• "Colossus", by Jinjer from Wallflowers
• "Colossus", by Lightning Bolt from Earthly Delights
• "Colossus", by Omega Lithium from Kinetik
• "Colossus", by Thomas Bangalter from Trax On Da Rocks Vol.2
• "Colossus", by Tyler, the Creator from Wolf

Computing

• Colossus computer, the first programmable electronic digital computer, used for code breaking in World War II
• Colossus, the codename for a new version of the Google File System
• COLOSSUS, the software program controlling the Apollo Guidance Computer in the command module of the Apollo missions

Warships

• Colossus class (disambiguation) (UK)
• French ship Colosse
• HMS Colossus (UK)
• USS Colossus (US)

Other uses

• Colossus Cinemas, a Canadian movie theater brand
• Colossus, a reticulated python once considered the largest snake in captivity

See also

• The Colossus (disambiguation)
• Colossus Bridge (disambiguation)
• Colossae, an ancient city of Phrygia
• Colossal (disambiguation)
• Colosseum (disambiguation)
• Kolossus (disambiguation)