Hyperion
Encyclopedia
Computing
- Hyperion (computer)Hyperion (computer)The Hyperion vied with the Compaq Portable to be the first portable IBM PC compatible computer. It was marketed by Infotech Cie of Ottawa, a subsidiary of Bytec Management Corp., who acquired the designer and manufacturer Dynalogic in January 1983...
, an early portable computer - Hyperion EntertainmentHyperion EntertainmentHyperion Entertainment CVBA is a Belgian software company which in its early years focused in porting Windows games to Amiga, Linux and Macintosh. Later on, they were contracted by Amiga Incorporated to develop AmigaOS 4 and retired from the gaming business...
, a computer game producer - Hyperion SolutionsHyperion SolutionsHyperion Solutions Corporation was a business performance management software company, located in Santa Clara, California, USA, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2007...
, a business software company owned by Oracle - Hyperion, an IRC daemon previously used by the FreenodeFreenodefreenode, formerly known as Open Projects Network, is an IRC network used to discuss peer-directed projects. Their servers are all accessible from the domain name [irc://chat.freenode.net chat.freenode.net], which load balances connections by using the actual servers in rotation...
IRC network
In fiction
People- Hyperion (comics)Hyperion (comics)Hyperion is the name of several fictional characters that appear in publications published by Marvel Comics. The first character debuted in The Avengers #69 Hyperion is the name of several fictional characters that appear in publications published by Marvel Comics. The first character debuted in...
, the name of several characters in the Marvel Comics universe- Hyperion (Supreme Power), a character in the Squadron Supreme superhero team
- Emperor Hyperion, a villain in the Gekiganger III series
Places
- Hyperion HotelHyperion HotelThe Hyperion Hotel is a fictional home base for Angel in the television series Angel during the middle seasons of the show. The gang move into the Hyperion at the beginning of the second season, following the destruction of their offices in the finale of season one, "To Shanshu in L.A.".-History:In...
, a setting for the TV series Angel
Things
- Hyperion (StarCraft), the flagship of Jim Raynor
- Hyperion (EVE), the Gallente Tier 3 Battleship
- Hyperion (Legend of the Galactic Heroes), the flagship of Yang Wen-li
- Hyperion, a ship in the series SkylandSkylandSkyland , is a CGI animated television series developed in France in partnership with Canada and Luxembourg for television channels, France 2, Teletoon, NickToons Network, ABC and CITV.A 60-minute, worldwide preview was aired on November 26, 2005 at multiple times during the day and the following day...
- Hyperion, a sculpture created by Angela LaichAngela LaichAngela Isabella Laich is a sculptor, draughtsperson, and painter, who specialises in figurative sculpture...
after the main character of the Friedrich Hölderlin novel - Hyperion, an airship in the novel Skybreaker
- Hyperion airshipHyperion airshipThe Hyperion is a fictional 1907 French airship, featured in the 1974 Walt Disney film “The Island at the Top of the World.” Although the airship appears for only a relatively small portion of the overall length of the film, it plays a prominent role, both as a memorable set piece and in the...
, an airship in the film Island at the Top of the World - Hyperion class (Babylon 5)
- EAS HyperionEAS HyperionThe EAS Hyperion is a fictional starship in the science fiction television series Babylon 5. The EAS Hyperion is seen in the first season two part episode "A Voice in the Wilderness". EAS Hyperion is under the command of Captain Ellis Pierce at the time.The EAS Hyperion is a Hyperion-class heavy...
, a starship in the Hyperion class
- EAS Hyperion
- Hyperion UCS Mk.XII, a military satellite from the video game EinhänderEinhänderis a scrolling shooter developed by Square for the PlayStation console. It was released in Japan on November 20, 1997 and in North America on April 30, 1998. It was also re-released for the Japanese PlayStation Network on June 25, 2008...
- CAT1-X Hyperion Gundam series, a weapon in the Gundam universe
- Hyperion, Seifer's gunblade in Final Fantasy VIIIFinal Fantasy VIIIis a role-playing video game released for the PlayStation in 1999 and for Windows-based personal computers in 2000. It was developed and published by Square as the Final Fantasy series' eighth title, removing magic point-based spell-casting and the first title to consistently use realistically...
. - Hyperion, one of the weapon manufacturers on Pandora in Borderlands (video game)Borderlands (video game)Borderlands is a science fiction based first-person shooter with RPG elements that was developed by Gearbox Software for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It was first revealed in the September 2007 issue of Game Informer magazine...
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In literature
- "Hyperion" (poem)Hyperion (poem)"Hyperion" is an abandoned epic poem by 19th-century English Romantic poet John Keats. It is based on the Titanomachia, and tells of the despair of the Titans after their fall to the Olympians...
, by John Keats - Hyperion (Hölderlin novel), a book by Friedrich Hölderlin
- Hyperion (Longfellow novel), a book by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Hyperion (Simmons novel), a book by Dan Simmons
- Hyperion (journal)Hyperion (journal)Hyperion was a bimonthly literary magazine published out of Munich by Franz Blei and Carl Sternheim. Between 1908 and 1910, twelve booklets in ten editions appeared....
, a literary journal - Hyperion Books, a book publisher
- Hyperion CantosHyperion CantosThe Hyperion Cantos is a series of science fiction novels by Dan Simmons. Set in the far future, and focusing more on plot and story development than technical detail, it falls into the soft science fiction category...
, a series of novels by Dan Simmons - Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy, a character from J.K. Rowling's Harry PotterHarry PotterHarry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
series - Ford V10 Hyperion, a car design from Larry Correia'sLarry CorreiaLarry Correia is a New York Times bestselling novelist who originally self-published in 2008. His self-published novel, Monster Hunter International, reached the Entertainment Weekly bestseller list in April 2008. He then received a publishing contract with Baen Books...
The Grimnoir Chronicles, claimed to be the "fastest factory car ever produced" at the time (1933).
Other uses
- Hyperion (album)Hyperion (album)Hyperion is a concept album by Manticora, released in 2002.The album is based upon the novel Hyperion by Dan Simmons.-Track listing:#A Gathering of Pilgrims#Filaments of Armageddon#The Old Barge#Keeper of Time - Eternal Champion#Cantos...
, by Manticora - Hyperion (horse)Hyperion (horse)Hyperion was a British bred Thoroughbred, a dual classic winner and an outstanding sire. Owned by Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, Hyperion won £29,509 during his career - a considerable sum at the time. His victories included the Epsom Derby and St...
- Hyperion (tree)Hyperion (tree)Hyperion is the name of a Coast Redwood in Northern California that was measured at , which ranks it as the world's tallest known living tree. Despite its great height, Hyperion is not the largest known coast redwood; that distinction belongs to the Lost Monarch tree.Hyperion was discovered August...
- Hyperion (yacht)Hyperion (yacht)Hyperion is the name of a sailing yacht built by the Royal Huisman in Holland in 1998 and designed by German Frers. At the time of her launch, she was the largest sloop ever build and the tallest mast ever built...
- Hyperion, CaliforniaHyperion, CaliforniaHyperion is a former settlement in Los Angeles County, California. It lay at an elevation of 33 feet . Hyperion still appeared on USGS maps as of 1934....
- HMS HyperionHMS HyperionTwo ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hyperion, after Hyperion, one of the Titans of Greek mythology. A third was planned but never completed: was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1807 and broken up in 1833....
, the name of several Royal Navy ships - Hyperion PicturesHyperion PicturesHyperion Pictures is an American film production company founded by Thomas L. Wilhite, who had previously been the head of motion picture and television produced for and owned by Walt Disney Productions, and writer/director Willard Carroll...
, a film production company - Hyperion Power GenerationHyperion Power GenerationHyperion Power Generation, Inc. is a privately held corporation formed to construct and sell several designs of relatively small nuclear reactors, which they claim will be modular, inexpensive, inherently safe, and proliferation-resistant...
, a nuclear power company - Hyperion RecordsHyperion RecordsHyperion Records is an independent British classical record label.-History:The company was named after Hyperion, one of the Titans of Greek mythology. It was founded by George Edward Perry, widely known as "Ted", in 1980. Early LP releases included rarely recorded 20th century British music by...
, a record label - Hyperion imaging spectrometer, a imaging spectrometer instrument onboard NASANASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
's earth observation satellite Earth Observing-1Earth Observing-1The Earth Observing-1 Mission is part of NASA's New Millennium Program , to develop and validate a number of instrument and spacecraft bus breakthrough technologies designed to enable the development of future earth imaging observatories that will have a significant increase in performance while... - Hyperion Waste Water Treatment Plant, Los Angeles' oldest and largest wastewater treatment facility, located in Playa del Rey, California.