Colossus
Colossus, Colossos, or the plural Colossi or Colossuses, may refer to:
Statues
- Any exceptionally large statue
- List of tallest statues
- Category:Colossal statues
- 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 Rhodes, a bronze statue of the Greek god Helios
- Colossus of Apollonia Pontica, a bronze 13.2 m (43 ft) statue of the Greek god Apollo at the harbor of the ancient Greek city of Apollonia Pontica, created by Calamis
- Apennine Colossus, a stone statue created as a personification of the Apennine mountains
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
- 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 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
Warships
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)
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