Colossus

Colossus, Colossos, or the plural Colossi, comes from the Ancient Greek κολοσσός meaning a giant statue, and may refer to:

Statues

• Any exceptionally large statue, see List of tallest statues; see also Category:Colossal statues
• Colossi of Memnon, two stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III
• 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
• Colossus of Nero, a bronze statue of the Roman emperor Nero
• 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 (comics), a fictional 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), 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

Songs

• "Colossus", from Volume 3: Further in Time by Afro Celt Sound System
• "Colossus", from Quintessence by Borknagar
• "Colossus", from Earthly Delights by Lightning Bolt
• "Colossus", from Wolf by Tyler, the Creator
• "Colossus", from The Weight of Oceans by In Mourning
• "Colossus", from Joy as an Act of Resistance by Idles

Brands and enterprises

• Colossus Cinemas, a Canadian movie theater brand

Computing

• Colossus computer, the first programmable electronic digital computer, used for code breaking in World War II
• Colossus (software), the computer-software made for NASAs project Apollo
• Colossus, the codename for a new version of the Google File System

Warships

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

Other uses

• Colossus, a reticulated python once considered the largest snake in captivity
• Colossus Bridge, a record-setting timber bridge in Pennsylvania, US

See also

• Colossae, an ancient city of Phrygia
• Colossal (disambiguation)
• Colosseum (disambiguation)
• The Colossus (disambiguation)
• Kolossus (disambiguation)
• Kolossos Rodou BC, a basketball club in Rhodes, Greece
• "The New Colossus"