Alpha and Omega
Alpha (Α or α) and omega (Ω or ω) are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, and a title of Christ and God in the Book of Revelation. This pair of letters is used as a Christian symbol, and is often combined with the Cross, Chi ...
is an appellation of Christ and God in the Book of Revelation.
Alpha and Omega and similar titles may also refer to:
Film, television, and radio
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''Alpha and Omega'' (film series), a series of eight animated films produced by Crest Animation Productions
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''Alpha and Omega'' (film), a 2010 animated comedy-drama film and a series of direct-to-DVD videos
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"Alpha and Omega" (''Dark''), a 2017 episode of ''Dark''
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"Alpha and Omega" (''Supernatural''), a 2016 episode of ''Supernatural''
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''Alpha'' and ''Omega'' (radio plays), a pair of radio dramas by Mike Walker first aired by the BBC World Service in 2001 and 2002
* Alpha and Omega, the doomsday bomb in ''
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
''Beneath the Planet of the Apes'' is a 1970 American science fiction film directed by Ted Post and written by Paul Dehn. It is the second of five films in the original ''Planet of the Apes'' series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs. The film stars Ja ...
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* Alpha-Omega, a military faction in ''
War for the Planet of the Apes
''War for the Planet of the Apes'' is a 2017 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves from a screenplay by Reeves and Mark Bomback, and produced by Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It is the sequel to ''Da ...
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Games
* Alpha and Omega, another name for the word game
Word chain
Word chain, also known as grab on behind, last and first, alpha and omega, and the name game, is a word game in which players come up with words that begin with the letter or letters that the previous word ended with. A category of words is usua ...
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''Alpha Omega'' (board game), a 1977 board wargame published by Battleline Publications
* ''Alpha Omega'' (role-playing game), developed by
Mind Storm Labs
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''Pokémon Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'', remakes of the Pokémon Japanese role-playing games ''Pokémon Ruby'' and ''Sapphire''
Literature
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''Alpha and Omega'' (Harrison), a 1915 collection of essays, lectures, and letters written by Jane Ellen Harrison
* ''Alpha and Omega'', a 2007 novella by
Patricia Briggs
Patricia Briggs (born 1965) is an American writer of fantasy since 1993, and author of the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series.
Biography
Patricia Briggs was born in 1965 in Butte, Montana, United States. She now resides in Benton City, WA
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and the name for a series of subsequent novels
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''Alpha & Omega'' (book), a 2003 book by Charles Seife
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Omegaverse
Omegaverse, also known as A/B/O (an abbreviation for "alpha/beta/omega"), is a subgenre of speculative erotic fiction, and originally a subgenre of erotic slash fan fiction. Its premise is that a dominance hierarchy exists in humans, which are di ...
, a literary subgenre focusing on dynamics between characters labeled Alphas, Betas, and Omegas popularized by slash fiction
* ''Alpha & Omega'', the final arc of the
''Locke & Key'' comic
Music
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Alpha & Omega (band), a British dub/reggae duo
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Alpha & Omega Recording, the San Rafael, California recording studio of American music producer Sandy Pearlman
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''Alpha and Omega'' (Bizzy Bone album), 2004
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''Alpha and Omega'' (Tonus Peregrinus album), 2008
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''Alpha Omega'' (Cro-Mags album), 1992
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''Alpha Omega'' (Cheek album), 2015
* ''"Alpha Omega"'', a bootleg compilation of tracks by The Beatles which prompted the release of the official ''
1962–1966
''1962–1966'', also known as the Red Album, is a compilation album of hit songs by the English rock band the Beatles, spanning the years indicated in the title. Released with its counterpart '' 1967–1970'' (the "Blue Album") in 1973, the d ...
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1967–1970
''1967–1970'', also known as the Blue Album, is a compilation album of songs by the English rock band the Beatles, spanning the years indicated in the title. A double LP, it was released with ''1962–1966'' (the "Red Album") in April 1973. ...
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Danza IIII: The Alpha – The Omega'', The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza album, 2012
* "Alpha and Omega", a track off of Boards of Canada's 2002 album ''
Geogaddi
''Geogaddi'' is the second studio album by Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada. It was released on 13 February 2002 in Japan, then five days later in Europe, by Warp. The album is aesthetically and stylistically darker than the approa ...
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* "Alpha and Omega", a track off of Architects' 2012 album
''Daybreaker''
* "Alpha Omega", a track off of Karnivool's 2013 album
''Asymmetry''
Other uses
* Alpha and Omega, California gold rush towns, now honored as the historical landmark of
Alpha Hydraulic Diggings
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Alpha et Omega
The Alpha et Omega was an occult order, initially named the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, co-founded in London, England by Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers in 1888. The Alpha et Omega was one of four daughter organisations into which the ...
, an occult order initially named the ''Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn''
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Alpha Omega (fraternity)
Alpha Omega (, sometimes ), is a professional Jewish dental fraternity. It was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1907 by a group of dental students originally to fight discrimination in dental schools. The headquarters is currently located in Cla ...
, a professional Jewish dental fraternity
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Alpha Omega (local), a local men's residence at Grove City College
See also
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Alpha (disambiguation)
Alpha ( or ) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet.
Alpha or ALPHA may also refer to:
Letters
* Latin alpha (), a letter of the Latin alphabet
* , a glyph in the International Phonetic Alphabet
* , a vowel in the General Alphabet of Camer ...
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AO (disambiguation)
AO, aO, Ao, or ao may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Adults Only, an entertainment rating
* AO Music (AOmusic), a world-music fusion group consisting of Jay Oliver, Miriam Stockley and others
* Ao: The Last Hunter, a 2010 prehistoric ...
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Omega (disambiguation)
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Omega (Ω or ω) is the twenty-fourth and last letter of the Greek alphabet.
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Omega may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Fictional entities
* Omega (Doctor Who), Omega (''Doctor Who'')
* Omega, List of Maximum Ride ...
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