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"Hyperion" means "he that walks on high" or simply "the god above", often joined with "Helios". [5] There is a possible attestation of his name in Linear B (Mycenaean Greek) in the lacunose form ]pe-rjo-[(Linear B: ] 𐀟𐁊-[), found on the KN E 842 tablet (reconstructed [u]-pe-rjo-[ne]) [6] [7] though it has been suggested that the name actually reads "Apollo" ([a]-pe-rjo-[ne]).
In Greek mythology, Hyperion (/ h aɪ ˈ p ɪər i ə n /; Greek: Ὑπερίων, romanized: Hyperíōn, 'the high one') may refer to two different characters: Hyperion, one of the Titans and father of Helios, Selene and Eos by his sister-wife Theia. [1] Hyperion, a Trojan prince as one of the sons of King Priam of Troy by an unknown woman. [2]
Hyperion. The Hyperion Cantos is a series of science fiction novels by Dan Simmons.The title was originally used for the collection of the first pair of books in the series, Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion, [1] [2] and later came to refer to the overall storyline, including Endymion, The Rise of Endymion, and a number of short stories.
Hyperion UCS Mk.XII, a military satellite from Einhänder; Hyperion, Seifer Almasy's weapon in Final Fantasy VIII; Ark Hyperion, one of the four Ark starships in Mass Effect: Andromeda; Hyperion, an airship in the film The Island at the Top of the World; Hyperion, an airship in the novel Skybreaker; Hyperion, a ship in the TV series Skyland
Hyperion is a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in California that is the world's tallest known living tree, measured at 116.07 metres (380.8 ft) tall in 2019. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Hyperion was discovered on August 25, 2006, by naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor . [ 4 ]
Hyperion is a 1989 science fiction novel by American author Dan Simmons. The first book of his Hyperion Cantos series, it won the Hugo Award for best novel. [ 1 ] The plot of the novel features multiple time-lines and is told from the point of view of many characters.
Some Titans seem only to serve a genealogical function, providing parents for more important offspring: Coeus and Phoebe as the parents of Leto, the mother, by Zeus, of the Olympians Apollo and Artemis; Hyperion and Theia as the parents of Helios, Selene and Eos; Iapetus as the father of Atlas and Prometheus; and Crius as the father of three ...
Hyperion Solutions Corporation was a software company located in Santa Clara, California, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2007. Many of its products were targeted at the business intelligence (BI) and business performance management markets, and as of 2013 [update] were developed and sold as Oracle Hyperion products.