Carrion Carrion (), also known as a carcass, is the decaying flesh of dead animals. Overview Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eaters (or scavengers) include crows, vultures ...

refers to the carcass of a dead animal. Carion, Carrion or Carrión may also refer to:

Geography

* Carion, Madagascar, former name of Nandihizana *

Carrión (river) The Carrión is a river in northern Spain. Its source is in the mountain range called Fuentes Carrionas, and it is a tributary of the river Pisuerga, into which it flows just upstream from Valladolid. The entire course of the river is within t ...

, a river in Spain *

Carrión de Calatrava Carrión de Calatrava is a municipality in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. The castle of Calatrava la Vieja Calatrava la Vieja (formerly just ''Calatrava'') is a Middle Ages, medieval site and original nucleus of the Order ...

, a municipality in central Spain *

Carrión de los Céspedes Carrión de los Céspedes is a city located in the province of Seville, Spain. See also * List of municipalities in Seville Province of Seville, Seville is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous commu ...

, a municipality in southern Spain *

Carrión de los Condes Carrión de los Condes () is a municipality in the province of Palencia, part of the Autonomous Community of Castile and León, Spain. Situated on the River Carrión, it is 40 kilometers upstream from the provincial capital of Palencia, on the F ...

, a municipality in northern Spain

People

* Carrion (surname) *

Carion the Egyptian Carion the Egyptian was an Egyptian Christian monk who lived during the 4th century in Scetis, Lower Egypt. He was one of the Desert Fathers. Carion left his wife and two children to become a monk in Scetis Wadi El Natrun (Arabic: "Valley of ...

, 4th-century Egyptian Christian monk

Animals

Carrion beetle Silphidae is a family of beetles that are known commonly as large carrion beetles, carrion beetles or burying beetles. There are two subfamilies: Silphinae and Nicrophorinae. Members of Nicrophorinae are sometimes known as burying beetles or sex ...

, a family of carnivorous beetles *

Carrion crow The carrion crow (''Corvus corone'') is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae, native to western Europe and the eastern Palearctic. Taxonomy and systematics The carrion crow was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus ...

(''Corvus corone''), a bird of western Europe and eastern Asia

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Carrion (comics) Carrion is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of Spider-Man. Publication history The Miles Warren clone version of Carrion first appeared in ''The Spectacula ...

, a villain in ''Spider-Man'' comics * Carrion Road, a fictitious road associated with deaths connected to bullet smuggling, in ''

The Hollow Point ''The Hollow Point'' is a 2016 American Western film directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego and written by Nils Lyew. The film stars Patrick Wilson, Lynn Collins, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, Jim Belushi and Michael Flynn. The film was released on ...

'' (2016)

Music

* Carrion, former name of

Poltergeist (band) Poltergeist, originally Carrion, is a Swiss thrash metal band, active from 1985 to 1993, then again from 2013 to the present. Carrion produced two demos and one full-length album under SriLanca Records. Poltergeist released two full-length album ...

, a Swiss power thrash metal band * "Carrion", a song from Fiona Apple's ''Tidal'' (album) * "Carrion" a song from Godflesh's ''A World Lit Only by Fire'' (album) * "Carrion" a song from Parkway Drive's '' Horizons'' album * "

Carrion/Apologies to Insect Life "Carrion"/"Apologies to Insect Life" is a double A-side single by Sea Power. Both songs feature on their debut album, '' The Decline of British Sea Power'', and this was the first single to be issued after its release. Reaching No. 36 in the UK ...

", a song by the band ''British Sea Power'' *"Carrion", a song from Deerhunter's ''

Fading Frontier ''Fading Frontier'' is the seventh studio album by the American indie rock band Deerhunter, released on October 16, 2015, on 4AD. Produced by Ben H. Allen, who had previously worked with the band on ''Halcyon Digest'' (2010), and the band itself, ...

'' *"Carrion", a song from Gengahr's ''

Where Wildness Grows ''Where Wildness Grows'' is the second studio album by English indie rock band Gengahr. It was released on 9 March 2018 under Transgressive Records. Singles On 21 September 2017, Gengahr announced the first single from the album, "Carrion C ...

'' *"I, Carrion (Icarian)", a song from Hozier’s ''

Unreal Unearth ''Unreal Unearth'' is the third studio album by Irish musician Hozier, released on 18 August 2023. A loose concept album inspired by and drawing on themes from Dante's ''Inferno'', it contains the singles "Eat Your Young" and "Francesca", along ...

Video game

* ''Carrion'' (video game), a horror video game

Businesses

Carrion (department store) Carrion (), also known as a carcass, is the decaying flesh of dead animals. See also: Carrion may be of natural or anthropic origin (e.g. wildlife, human remains, livestock), and enters the food chain via different routes (e.g. animals dying ...

, based in Honduras, Central America