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Greek mythology

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Hyperion (Titan) In Greek mythology, Hyperion (; grc-gre, Ὑπερίων, 'he who goes before') was one of the twelve Titan children of Gaia (the Earth) and Uranus (the Sky). With his sister, the Titaness Theia, Hyperion fathered Helios (the Sun), Selene (th ...
, one of the twelve Titans * ''Hyperion'', a byname of the Sun, Helios * Hyperion of Troy or Yperion, son of King Priam


Science

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Hyperion (moon) Hyperion , also known as Saturn VII, is a moon of Saturn discovered by William Cranch Bond, his son George Phillips Bond and William Lassell in 1848. It is distinguished by its irregular shape, its chaotic rotation, and its unexplained sp ...
, a moon of the planet Saturn * ''Hyperion'' (beetle), a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae *
Hyperion (tree) Hyperion is a coast redwood (''Sequoia sempervirens'') in California that is considered the world's tallest known living tree, measuring 115.92 m (380.3 ft). Hyperion was discovered on August 25, 2006, by naturalists Chris Atki ...
, a coast redwood in Northern California and the world's tallest known living tree * Hyperion proto-supercluster, a supercluster of galaxy groups discovered in 2018 *
Project Hyperion (interstellar) Project Hyperion, launched in December 2011 by Andreas Hein in the context of Icarus Interstellar. Project Hyperion was to perform a preliminary study that defines integrated concepts for a crewed interstellar starship or generation ship. This wa ...
, preliminary study of a crewed interstellar starship or generation ship


Literature

* ''Hyperion'' (Hölderlin novel), a 1799 book by Friedrich Hölderlin * ''Hyperion'' (poem), a 1819 poem by John Keats * ''Hyperion'' (Longfellow novel), an 1839 book by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow * ''Hyperion'' (Simmons novel), a 1989 novel by Dan Simmons ** ''
Hyperion Cantos The ''Hyperion Cantos'' is a series of science fiction novels by Dan Simmons. The title was originally used for the collection of the first pair of books in the series, '' Hyperion'' and '' The Fall of Hyperion'', and later came to refer to th ...
'', the series of novels that started with ''Hyperion'' * ''Hyperion'' (magazine), a 1908–1910 German literary journal * Hyperion (comics), the name of several characters in the Marvel Comics universe


Music

* ''Hyperion'' (Gesaffelstein album) or the title song, 2019 * ''Hyperion'' (Manticora album), 2002 * ''Hyperion'' (Marilyn Crispell, Peter Brötzmann and Hamid Drake album) or the title song, 1995 * ''Hyperion'' (EP), by Krallice, or the title song, 2016 * ''Hyperion'', an album by
St. Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerin ...
, 2018 * "Hyperion", a song by McFly from ''
The Lost Songs ''The Lost Songs'' is a collection of demo recordings released by English pop rock band McFly in 2019 and 2020. The songs were originally intended for the band's sixth studio album which was then shelved. McFly recorded a full album in 2011 b ...
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Hyperion Records Hyperion Records is an independent British classical record label. History Hyperion is an independent British classical label that was established in 1980 with the goal of showcasing recordings of music in all genres and from all time period ...
, an independent British classical music label


Businesses and organizations

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Hachette Books Hachette Books, formerly Hyperion Books, is a general-interest book imprint of the Perseus Books Group, which is a division of Hachette Book Group and ultimately a part of Lagardère Group. Established in 1990, Hachette publishes general-inte ...
, a book publishing division known until 2014 as Hyperion Books *
Hyperion Books for Children Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW), formerly known as The Disney Publishing Group and Buena Vista Publishing Group, is the publishing subsidiary of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Its imprints inclu ...
, a book publisher *
Hyperion Entertainment Hyperion Entertainment CVBA (formerly Hyperion Entertainment VOF) is a Belgian software company which in its early years focused in porting Windows games to Amiga OS, Linux, and Mac OS. In 2001, they accepted a contract by Amiga Incorporated t ...
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Hyperion Pictures Hyperion may refer to: Greek mythology * Hyperion (Titan), one of the twelve Titans * ''Hyperion'', a byname of the Sun, Helios * Hyperion of Troy or Yperion, son of King Priam Science * Hyperion (moon), a moon of the planet Saturn * ''Hy ...
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Hyperion Power Generation Gen4 Energy, Inc (formerly Hyperion Power Generation, Inc.Hyperion Records Hyperion Records is an independent British classical record label. History Hyperion is an independent British classical label that was established in 1980 with the goal of showcasing recordings of music in all genres and from all time period ...
, an independent British classical music label *
Hyperion Theatricals The Disney Theatrical Group, legally Buena Vista Theatrical Group Ltd., is the live show, stageplay and musical production arm of The Walt Disney Company. The company is led by Thomas Schumacher, and forms a part of Walt Disney Studios, one of ...
, part of Disney Theatrical Group *
Oracle Hyperion Hyperion Solutions Corporation was a software company located in Santa Clara, California, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2007. Many of its products were targeted at the business intelligence (BI) and business performance management ...
, a business software company owned by Oracle


Places and facilities

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Hyperion, California Hyperion is a former settlement in Los Angeles County, California. Hyperion was a stop on the Pacific Electric Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey Line that lay at an elevation of 33 feet (10 m). Hyperion still appeared on USGS maps as of 1934. Hyp ...
, a stop on the
Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey Line The Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey was an interurban railway route of the Pacific Electric. It operated between the Hill Street Terminal and Cliffton, south of Redondo Beach, through the company's Western Division. History The route began as ...
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Hyperion Theater The Hyperion Theater is located at Disney California Adventure in Hollywood Land. It was presenting '' Frozen – Live at the Hyperion''. The theater can seat up to 1,984 people. The facade is modeled after that of the Los Angeles Theatre o ...
, a theater at the Disney California Adventure theme park in Anaheim, California *
Hyperion sewage treatment plant The Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant is a sewage treatment plant in southwest Los Angeles, California, next to Dockweiler State Beach on Santa Monica Bay. The plant is the largest sewage treatment facility in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area an ...
, Playa del Rey, California * Hyperion Tower (or Mok-dong Hyperion Towers), Seoul, South Korea


Fictional entities and characters

* ''Hyperion'', the flagship of
Jim Raynor James Eugene Raynor is a fictional character and a major protagonist in Blizzard Entertainment's science fiction ''StarCraft'' series. Raynor is a predominant character in the science fiction real-time strategy video games ''StarCraft'' and '' B ...
in ''StarCraft'' * Hyperion Corporation, an organization in the ''
Borderlands A borderland or borderlands are the geographical space or zone around a territorial border. Borderland or borderlands may refer to: Places * Borderland, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia * Borderland (ele ...
'' series * ''Hyperion'', a Gallente battleship in ''
Eve Online ''Eve Online'' (stylised ''EVE Online'') is a space-based, persistent world massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by CCP Games. Players of ''Eve Online'' can participate in a number of in-game profes ...
'' * Hyperion UCS Mk.XII, a military satellite from ''
Einhänder ''Einhänder'' is a scrolling shooter developed by Square for the PlayStation console. It was released in Japan on November 20, 1997 and in North America on May 5, 1998. It was also re-released for the Japanese PlayStation Network on June 25, 20 ...
'' * ''Hyperion'',
Seifer Almasy ''Final Fantasy VIII'', a 1999 best-selling role-playing video game by Square (video game company), Squaresoft, features an elite group of mercenary, mercenaries called "SeeD", as well as soldiers, rebels, and political leaders of various natio ...
's weapon in ''Final Fantasy VIII'' * ''Ark Hyperion'', one of the four Ark starships in '' Mass Effect: Andromeda'' * ''Hyperion'', an airship in the film ''
The Island at the Top of the World ''The Island at the Top of the World'' is a 1974 American live-action lost world fantasy adventure film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Winston Hibler. It was released by Walt Disney Productions, distributed by Buena Vista Distributi ...
'' * ''Hyperion'', an airship in the novel ''
Skybreaker ''Skybreaker'', sequel to '' Airborn'', is a young adult fantasy novel written by Canadian author Kenneth Oppel. It continues the adventures of young airship student Matt Cruse, and Kate de Vries, a budding scientist. Plot summary Using reward mo ...
'' * ''Hyperion'', a ship in the TV series '' Skyland'' * ''Hyperion'', the flagship of Yang Wenli, a ''Legend of the Galactic Heroes'' character * Emperor Hyperion, chief of the alien villains' race in the anime series '' Gekiganger III'' * Hyperion Hotel, a fictional home base for Angel in the television series ''Angel'' * Hyperion, a fictional boss in the video game '' Returnal''


Computing

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Hyperion (computer) The Hyperion is an early portable computer that vied with the Compaq Portable to be the first portable IBM PC compatible. It was marketed by Infotech Cie of Ottawa, a subsidiary of Bytec Management Corp., who acquired the designer and manufactur ...
, an early portable computer * Hyperion, a ''
RuneScape ''RuneScape'' is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Jagex, released in January 2001. ''RuneScape'' was originally a browser game built with the Java programming language; it was lar ...
'' emulator by Graham Edgecombe * Hyperion, a hyperspectral imaging spectrometer on the NASA
Earth Observing-1 Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) is a decommissioned NASA Earth observation satellite created to develop and validate a number of instrument and spacecraft bus breakthrough technologies. It was intended to enable the development of future Earth imaging o ...
satellite * Hyperion, Disney's rendering system first used for ''Big Hero 6'' (film) *
Nvidia Drive Nvidia Drive is a computer platform by Nvidia, aimed at providing autonomous car and driver assistance functionality powered by deep learning. The platform was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January 2015. An enhan ...
Hyperion, a series of semiconductor related evaluation board and software bundles for high end automotive computation purposes


Ships

* ''Hyperion'' (ship), three commercial ships * ''Hyperion'' (yacht), a large sloop launched in 1998 * HMS ''Hyperion'', three ships of the British Royal Navy * USS ''Hyperion'' (AK-107), a World War II US Navy cargo ship


Other uses

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Hyperion (horse) Hyperion (18 April 1930 – 9 December 1960) was a British-bred Thoroughbred, a dual classic winner and an outstanding sire. Owned by Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, Hyperion won GBP £29,509 during his racing career—a considerable sum a ...
(1930–1960), a British Thoroughbred horse *
Hyperion (roller coaster) Hyperion is a steel roller coaster located at Energylandia in Zator, Poland. The ride was manufactured by Swiss manufacturer Intamin and opened on 14 July 2018. It is themed to a fictional mission to Saturn's moon Hyperion and reaches a heigh ...
, a roller coaster in Poland * ''Hyperion'', a sculpture by Angela Laich after the Friedrich Hölderlin novel * Hyperion, a version of the
Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé is a luxury grand tourer manufactured by Rolls-Royce that debuted at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, on 7 January 2007. It is based on the 2003 Rolls-Royce Phantom and ...
* Hyperion XP-1 hydrogen-powered "supercar" from Hyperion Motors. {{disambiguation