# Colossus

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'''Colossus''', '''Colossos''', or the plural '''Colossi''' or '''Colossuses''', may refer to:
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==Statues==
* Any exceptionally large statue; the term ''[colossal statue](/source/colossal_statue)'' is generally taken to mean a statue at least twice life-size 
** [List of tallest statues](/source/List_of_tallest_statues)
** [:Category:Colossal statues](/source/%3ACategory%3AColossal_statues)
* ''[Apennine Colossus](/source/Apennine_Colossus)'', a stone statue created as a personification of the Apennine mountains
* ''[Colossus of Barletta](/source/Colossus_of_Barletta)'', a bronze statue of an unidentified Roman emperor
* ''[Colossus of Constantine](/source/Colossus_of_Constantine)'', a bronze and marble statue of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great
* ''[Colossi of Memnon](/source/Colossi_of_Memnon)'', two stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III
* ''[Colossus of Nero](/source/Colossus_of_Nero)'', a bronze statue of the Roman emperor Nero
* ''[Colossus of Ramesses II](/source/Colossus_of_Ramesses_II)''
* ''[Colossus of Rhodes](/source/Colossus_of_Rhodes)'', a bronze statue of the Greek god Helios

==Amusement rides==
* [Colossus (Ferris wheel)](/source/Colossus_(Ferris_wheel)), Ferris wheel at Six Flags St. Louis, Missouri, US
* ''Colossus'', a pirate ship at [Robin Hill theme park](/source/Robin_Hill_(theme_park)), Isle of Wight, UK
===Roller coasters===
* [Colossos (Heide Park)](/source/Colossos_(Heide_Park)), in Lower Saxony, Germany
* [Colossus (Six Flags Magic Mountain)](/source/Colossus_(Six_Flags_Magic_Mountain)), in California, US
* [Colossus (Thorpe Park)](/source/Colossus_(Thorpe_Park)), in Surrey, UK
* [Colossus the Fire Dragon](/source/Colossus_the_Fire_Dragon), at Lagoon amusement park, Utah, US

==Art, entertainment, and media==
===Fictional entities===
* [Colossus (character)](/source/Colossus_(character)), a character in the ''X-Men'' series
* Colossi, the eponymous enemies in ''[Shadow of the Colossus](/source/Shadow_of_the_Colossus)''
* GTVA ''Colossus'', a spacefaring warship in ''[FreeSpace 2](/source/FreeSpace_2)''

===Film===
* ''[Colossus: The Forbin Project](/source/Colossus%3A_The_Forbin_Project)'' (1970), a film based on the D. F. Jones novel

===Games===
* ''[Colossus Chess](/source/Colossus_Chess)'', a series of chess-playing programs

===Literature===
* [''Colossus'' (collection)](/source/Colossus_(collection)), short stories by Donald Wandrei
* [''Colossus'' (novel)](/source/Colossus_(novel)), 1966 science fiction novel by D. F. Jones

===Music===
* [Colossus Records](/source/Colossus_Records), an American label
* [Colossus (band)](/source/Colossus_(band)), an American Christian metal band from Sioux Falls, South Dakota

====Albums====
* [''Colossus'' (Scorn album)](/source/Colossus_(Scorn_album)), 1993
* [''Colossus'' (Walt Mink album)](/source/Colossus_(Walt_Mink_album)), 1997
* ''Colossus'', by [Triggerfinger](/source/Triggerfinger_(band)), 2017
* [''Colossus'' (EP)](/source/Colossus_(EP)), by Caligula's Horse, 2011

====Songs====
* "Colossus", by Afro Celt Sound System from ''[Volume 3: Further in Time](/source/Volume_3%3A_Further_in_Time)''
* "Colossus", by Borknagar from ''[Quintessence](/source/Quintessence_(Borknagar_album))''
* "Colossus", by Caligula's Horse from ''[Colossus](/source/Colossus_(EP))''
* "Colossus", by Idles from ''[Joy as an Act of Resistance](/source/Joy_as_an_Act_of_Resistance)''
* "Colossus", by In Mourning from ''[The Weight of Oceans](/source/The_Weight_of_Oceans)''
* "Colossus", by Jinjer from ''[Wallflowers](/source/Wallflowers_(album))''
* "Colossus", by Lightning Bolt from ''[Earthly Delights](/source/Earthly_Delights_(album))''
* "Colossus", by Omega Lithium from ''[Kinetik](/source/Kinetik)''
* "Colossus", by Thomas Bangalter from ''[Trax On Da Rocks Vol.2](/source/Roul%C3%A9)''
* "Colossus", by Tyler, the Creator from ''[Wolf](/source/Wolf_(Tyler%2C_The_Creator_album))''

==Computing==
* [Colossus computer](/source/Colossus_computer), the first programmable electronic digital computer, used for code breaking in World War II
* [Colossus (storage system)](/source/Colossus_(storage_system)), the codename for a new version of the [Google File System](/source/Google_File_System)
* COLOSSUS, the software program controlling the [Apollo Guidance Computer](/source/Apollo_Guidance_Computer) in the command module of the Apollo missions
* [Colossus (supercomputer)](/source/Colossus_(supercomputer)), developed by xAI in Memphis, Tennessee

==Warships==
* [''Colossus'' class (disambiguation)](/source/Colossus_class_(disambiguation)) (UK)
* [French ship ''Colosse''](/source/French_ship_Colosse)
* [HMS ''Colossus''](/source/HMS_Colossus) (UK)
* [USS ''Colossus''](/source/USS_Colossus) (US)

==Other uses==
* [Colossus Cinemas](/source/Colossus_Cinemas), a Canadian movie theater brand
* Colossus, a [reticulated python](/source/reticulated_python) once considered the largest snake in captivity

==See also==
* [The Colossus (disambiguation)](/source/The_Colossus_(disambiguation))
* [Colossus Bridge (disambiguation)](/source/Colossus_Bridge_(disambiguation))
* [Colossae](/source/Colossae), an ancient city of Phrygia
* [Colossal (disambiguation)](/source/Colossal_(disambiguation))
* [Colosseum (disambiguation)](/source/Colosseum_(disambiguation))
* [Kolossus (disambiguation)](/source/Kolossus_(disambiguation))

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