Hyperion

Hyperion referred to:

In Greek mythology:

• Hyperion (Titan), the father of Helios
• the surname of Helios, the sun god
• Hyperion (son of Agamemnon), king of Megara, one of the sons of Agamemnon
• Hyperion (son of Priam), one of the sons of Priam, the last king of Troy

In Culture:

• Hyperion (comic strip), a comic strip by Franz and André-Paul Duchâteau
• Hyperion (computer game), computer game from the year 1993
• Hyperion (George), a cycle of poems by Stefan George
• Hyperion (Hölderlin), an epistolary novel entitled Hyperion or The Hermit in Greece by Friedrich Hölderlin.
• Hyperion (Keats), a verse poem by John Keats
• Hyperion (typesetting), a typesetting font of the Bauer Foundry
• Hyperion (magazine), a magazine published in Munich from 1908 to 1910.
• The Hyperion Songs, a science fiction or fantasy novel series by Dan Simmons.
• Hyperion. Lirica in forma di spettacolo, an open music theatre by Bruno Maderna

In Technology and Science:

• Hyperion (tree), the highest tree on earth (115.55 m)
• Hyperion (moon), a moon of the planet Saturn
• HMS Hyperion (H97), a ship of the British Navy
• Hyperion class, a cruise ship series of the shipping company AIDA Cruises
• Hyperion instrument, an earth observation instrument of NASA
• Hyperion (rocket), a hybrid rocket designed at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
• Softronic Hyperion, a Romanian electric railcar
• Hyperion nunatakker, nunatakker on Alexander I Island in Antarctica
• Hyperion (supercluster), a supercluster of galaxies discovered in 2018.
• Hyperion (Energylandia), a roller coaster in the Polish amusement park Energylandia

Hyperion is the name of the following companies:

• Disney Hyperion, published by The Walt Disney Company
• Hyperion Books, a New York publishing house founded in 1991.
• Hyperion Catalysis International, a manufacturer of nanotubes
• Hyperion Entertainment, an Amiga OS4 and game software company
• Hyperion Hotels, a brand of H-Hotels
• Hyperion Ltd. , a UK-based research services provider specialising in EU projects
• Hyperion Power Generation, a manufacturer of small nuclear power plants.
• Hyperion Records, an English record label for classical music
• Hyperion Solutions, a manufacturer of business performance management software from Santa Clara, USA, acquired by Oracle in 2007.
• Hyperion publishing house in Freiburg i.Br.

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