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Eon, EON or Eons may refer to: Time * Aeon, an indefinite long period of time * Eon (geology), a division of the geologic time scale Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Eon, in the 2007 film ''Ben 10: Race Against Time'' * Eon, in the 1976 TV special ''Rudolph's Shiny New Year'' * Master Eon, a character in ''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' * Eon, a character in the TV series ''Iron Kid'' Film * Eon Films, a Mexican film distributor * Eon Productions, a British film production company Games * Eon (role-playing game), ''Eon'' (role-playing game) * Eon Digital Entertainment, a British computer games publisher * Eon Products, an American game company Literature * Eon (novel), ''Eon'' (novel), by Greg Bear, 1985 * Eon (magazine), ''Eon'' (magazine), for players of ''Eve Online'' * ''Eon'', or ''The Two Pearls of Wisdom'', a 2008 novel by Alison Goodman Music * Eon (album), ''Eon'' (album), a 1975 album by Richard Beirach, including a track "Eon" * ''Eon'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aeon
The word aeon , also spelled eon (in American and Australian English), originally meant "life", "vital force" or "being", "generation" or "a period of time", though it tended to be translated as "age" in the sense of "ages", "forever", "timeless" or "for eternity". It is a Latin transliteration from the ancient Greek word ('), from the archaic (') meaning "century". In Greek, it literally refers to the timespan of one hundred years. A cognate Latin word ' (cf. ) for "age" is present in words such as ''eternal'', ''longevity'' and ''mediaeval''. Although the term aeon may be used in reference to a period of a billion years (especially in geology, cosmology and astronomy), its more common usage is for any long, indefinite period. Aeon can also refer to the four aeons on the geologic time scale that make up the Earth's history, the Hadean, Archean, Proterozoic, and the current aeon, Phanerozoic. Astronomy and cosmology In astronomy, an aeon is defined as a billion years (10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |