The Widening Gyre may refer to the first line of the poem by Irish poet W. B. Yeats "
The Second Coming
The Second Coming (sometimes called the Second Advent or the Parousia) is a Christian (as well as Islamic and Baha'i) belief that Jesus will return again after his ascension to heaven about two thousand years ago. The idea is based on messian ...
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The Widening Gyre may also refer to:
Games
* "The Widening Gyre", a
a steampunk setting for the Hero System
Literature and publications
* ''
Batman: The Widening Gyre'', a 2009 Batman limited series from
Kevin Smith
*
''The Widening Gyre'' (novel), a 1983 novel by
Robert B. Parker
Robert Brown Parker (September 17, 1932 – January 18, 2010) was an American writer, primarily of fiction within the mystery/detective genre. His most famous works were the 40 novels written about the fictional private detective Spenser. AB ...
Music
* ''The Widening Gyre'', a 1999 symphony by composer
Anthony Ritchie
Anthony Damian Ritchie (born 18 September 1960) is a New Zealand composer and academic. He has been a freelance composer accepting commissions for works and in 2018 he became professor of composition at The University of Otago after 18 years of ...
* "The Widening Gyre", a piece on Idiot Flesh's 1990 album ''
Tales of Instant Knowledge and Sure Death''
*
''The Widening Gyre'' (album), a 2015 studio album by Irish folk music band Altan
Television
* "The Widening Gyre", the 40th episode of the animated series ''
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien''
* "The Widening Gyre", an episode of the TV show ''
Andromeda''
* "The Widening Gyre", an episode of the TV show ''
Sons of Anarchy
''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX. Originally aired from September 3, 2008 to December 9, 2014, ''Sons of Anarchy'' follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club ope ...
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* "The Widening Gyre", an episode of the TV show ''
Haven
Haven or The Haven may refer to:
* Harbor or haven, a sheltered body of water where ships can be docked
Arts and entertainment
Fictional characters
* Haven (Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter), from the novel series
* Haven (comics), from the ''X-Men ...
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See also
*
Gyre (disambiguation)
An ocean gyre is any large system of rotating ocean currents in oceanography.
Gyre or gire may also refer to:
Natural and scientific phenomena
* Cyclone
In meteorology, a cyclone () is a large air mass that rotates around a strong center ...
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