Colossus Explained

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

Statues

Any exceptionally large statue
- List of tallest statues
  - Apennine Colossus, a stone statue created as a personification of the Apennine mountains
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 Ramesses II
Colossus of Rhodes, a bronze statue of the Greek god Helios

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), in Lower Saxony, Germany
Colossus (Six Flags Magic Mountain), in California, US
Colossus (Thorpe Park), in Surrey, UK
Colossus the Fire Dragon, at Lagoon amusement park, Utah, US

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

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

Film

(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), 1966 science fiction 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
"Colossus", by Borknagar from Quintessence
"Colossus", by Caligula's Horse from Colossus
"Colossus", by Idles from Joy as an Act of Resistance
"Colossus", by In Mourning from The Weight of Oceans
"Colossus", by Jinjer from Wallflowers
"Colossus", by Lightning Bolt from Earthly Delights
"Colossus", by Omega Lithium from Kinetik
"Colossus", by Thomas Bangalter from Trax On Da Rocks Vol.2
"Colossus", by Tyler, the Creator from Wolf

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
COLOSSUS, the software program controlling the Apollo Guidance Computer in the command module of the Apollo missions

Warships

Other uses

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

See also