Colossus, Colossos, or the plural Colossi or Colossuses, may refer to:

Statues

* Any exceptionally large statue ** List of tallest statues ** :Colossal statues * '' Colossus of Barletta'', a bronze statue of an unidentified Roman emperor * '' Colossus of Constantine'', a bronze and marble statue of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great * '' Colossi of Memnon'', two stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III * '' Colossus of Nero'', a bronze statue of the Roman emperor Nero * ''

Colossus of Rhodes The Colossus of Rhodes ( grc, ὁ Κολοσσὸς Ῥόδιος, ho Kolossòs Rhódios gr, Κολοσσός της Ρόδου, Kolossós tes Rhódou) was a statue of the Greek sun-god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes (city), Rhodes, on ...

'', a bronze statue of the Greek god Helios * ''Colossus of Apollonia Pontica'', a bronze statue of the Greek god Apollo at the harbor of the ancient Greek city of Apollonia Pontica, created by Calamis * '' Apennine Colossus'', a stone statue created as a personification of the Apennine mountains

Amusement rides

* Colossus (Ferris wheel), Ferris wheel at Six Flags St. Louis, Missouri, US * ''Colossus'', a pirate ship at Robin Hill theme park, Isle of Wight, UK

Roller coasters

Colossos (Heide Park) Colossos - Kampf der Giganten, German for ''Colossos: Battle of the Giants'', is a wooden roller coaster located at Heide Park in Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany. Manufactured by Intamin, the roller coaster opened as simply Colossos in 2001. Unlike ...

, in Lower Saxony, Germany * Colossus (Six Flags Magic Mountain), in California, US *

Colossus (Thorpe Park) Colossus is a steel roller coaster at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England, and the park's first major attraction. It was built by Swiss manufacturers Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel as an adaptation of Monte Makaya in Brazil. Colossus was ...

, in Surrey, UK *

Colossus the Fire Dragon Colossus the Fire Dragon, also known as Colossus, or simply Fire Dragon, is a Schwarzkopf double-looping roller coaster that opened at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah, United States in 1983. Description The coaster sends riders hig ...

, at Lagoon amusement park, Utah, US

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Colossus (comics) Colossus (Piotr "Peter" Nikolayevich Rasputin) (Russian: Пётр Николаевич Распутин) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum, h ...

, a fictional character in the ''X-Men'' series * Colossi, the eponymous enemies in '' Shadow of the Colossus'' * GTVA ''Colossus'', a spacefaring warship in '' FreeSpace 2''

Film

* '' Colossus: The Forbin Project'' (1970), a film based on the D. F. Jones novel

Games

* '' Colossus Chess'', a series of chess-playing programs

Literature

* ''Colossus'' (collection), short stories by Donald Wandrei * ''Colossus'' (novel), by D. F. Jones

Music

* Colossus Records, an American label * Colossus (band), an American Christian metal band from Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Albums

* ''Colossus'' (Scorn album), 1993 * ''Colossus'' (Walt Mink album), 1997 * ''Colossus'', by Triggerfinger, 2017 * ''Colossus'' (EP), by Caligula's Horse, 2011

Songs

* "Colossus", by Afro Celt Sound System from '' Volume 3: Further in Time'' * "Colossus", by Borknagar from ''

Quintessence Quintessence, or fifth essence, may refer to: Cosmology * Aether (classical element), in medieval cosmology and science, the fifth element that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere * Quintessence (physics), a hypothetical form of da ...

'' * "Colossus", by Lightning Bolt from '' Earthly Delights'' * "Colossus", by Tyler, the Creator from '' Wolf'' * "Colossus", by In Mourning from ''

The Weight of Oceans ''The Weight of Oceans'' is the third album by Swedish melodic death metal band In Mourning, released on April 18, 2012. The album entered the Finnish charts at number 40. Track listing Credits Musicians * Tobias Netzell – vocals, ...

'', 2012 * "Colossus", by Idles from '' Joy as an Act of Resistance'' * "Colossus", by Caligula's Horse from '' Colossus'', 2011 * "Colossus", by Thomas Bangalter from '' Trax On Da Rocks Vol.2'', 1998

Computing

* Colossus computer, the first programmable electronic digital computer, used for code breaking in World War II * Colossus, the codename for a new version of the Google File System

Warships

* ''Colossus'' class (disambiguation) (UK) * French ship ''Colosse'' * HMS ''Colossus'' (UK) * USS ''Colossus'' (US)

Other uses

* Colossus Cinemas, a Canadian movie theater brand * Colossus, a reticulated python once considered the largest snake in captivity