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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 (the ...
, one of the twelve Titans * ''Hyperion'', a byname of the Sun,
Helios In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, Helios (; grc, , , Sun; Homeric Greek: ) is the deity, god and personification of the Sun (Solar deity). His name is also Latinized as Helius, and he is often given the epithets Hyper ...
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Hyperion of Troy In Greek mythology, Priam, the mythical king of Troy during the Trojan War, supposedly had 18 daughters and 68 sons. Priam had several wives, the primary one Hecuba, daughter of Dymas or Cisseus, and several concubines, who bore his children. The ...
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 s ...
, 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 The Hyperion proto-supercluster is the largest and earliest known proto-supercluster, 5,000 times the mass of the Milky Way and seen at 20% of the current age of the universe. It was discovered in 2018 by analysing the redshifts of 10,000 object ...
, a supercluster of galaxy groups discovered in 2018 * Project Hyperion (interstellar), 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 the ...
'', the series of novels that started with ''Hyperion'' * ''Hyperion'' (magazine), a 1908–1910 German literary journal *
Hyperion (comics) Hyperion is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, of which there are several notable versions. The original Hyperion made his debut in ''The Avengers'' #69 (Oct. 1969), created by writer Roy Thomas ...
, 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, 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 be ...
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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-int ...
, 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 * ''Hype ...
, a film production company * Hyperion Power Generation, a nuclear power company *
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, part of Disney Theatrical Group * Oracle Hyperion, a business software company owned by Oracle


Places and facilities

* Hyperion, California, 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 ...
* Hyperion Theater, a theater at the Disney California Adventure theme park in Anaheim, California * Hyperion sewage treatment plant, Playa del Rey, California * Hyperion Tower (or Mok-dong Hyperion Towers), Seoul, South Korea


Fictional entities and characters

* ''Hyperion'', the flagship of Jim Raynor in ''StarCraft'' * Hyperion Corporation, an organization in the '' Borderlands'' 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 professi ...
'' * Hyperion UCS Mk.XII, a military satellite from '' Einhänder'' * ''Hyperion'',
Seifer Almasy ''Final Fantasy VIII'', a 1999 best-selling role-playing video game by Squaresoft, features an elite group of mercenaries called "SeeD", as well as soldiers, rebels, and political leaders of various nations and cities. Thirteen weeks after its ...
'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 (director), Robert Stevenson and produced by Winston Hibler. It was released by Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney ...
'' * ''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 rewar ...
'' * ''Hyperion'', a ship in the TV series ''
Skyland ''Skyland'' (full French title: "Skyland, Le Nouveau Monde", or "Skyland, The New World"), is a CGI animated series developed in France in partnership with Canada and Luxembourg for television channels France 2 in France, Teletoon in Canada, Nic ...
'' * ''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

* Hyperion (computer), 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 la ...
'' 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 ob ...
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 ...
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), a roller coaster in Poland * ''Hyperion'', a sculpture by
Angela Laich Angela Isabella Laich (born 24 March 1963 in Stuttgart, West Germany) is a sculptor, draughtsperson, and painter, who specialises in Figurative art, figurative sculpture. She was taught by Alfred Hrdlicka and has been a substantial part of signifi ...
after the Friedrich Hölderlin novel * Hyperion, a version of the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé *
Hyperion XP-1 The Hyperion XP-1 is a hydrogen-powered one-off sports car developed and manufactured by American California-based automobile manufacturer Hyperion Motors. Unveiled to the public on August 12, 2020, it is the first one-off car built by the brand. ...
hydrogen-powered "supercar" from Hyperion Motors. {{disambiguation