Hyperion
Hyperion means:
In Greek mythology:
- Hyperion (Titan) , the father of Helios
- the nickname of the sun god Helios
- 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 (Hölderlin) , a letter novel with the title Hyperion or The Hermit in Greece by Friedrich Hölderlin
- Hyperion (Keats) , a versepic poem by John Keats
- Hyperion (George) , a cycle of poems by Stefan George
- Hyperion (magazine) , a magazine published in Munich from 1908 to 1910
- Hyperion (comic) , a comic by Franz and André-Paul Duchâteau
- The Hyperion Chants , a science fiction or fantasy novel series by Dan Simmons
- Hyperion. Lirica in forma di spettacolo , an open music theater by Bruno Maderna
- Hyperion (typeface) , a typeface from the Bauer foundry
In technology and science:
- Hyperion (tree) , the tallest tree on earth (115.55 m)
- Hyperion (moon) , a moon of the planet Saturn
- HMS Hyperion (H97) , a British Navy ship
- Hyperion class , a series of cruise ships from the shipping company AIDA Cruises
- Hyperion instrument , a NASA earth observation device
- Hyperion (missile) , a hybrid missile designed at the Georgia Institute of Technology
- Softronic Hyperion , a Romanian electric multiple unit
- Hyperion Nunatakker , Nunatakker on Alexander I Island in Antarctica
- Hyperion (supercluster) , a super galaxy cluster discovered in 2018
- Hyperion (Energylandia) , a roller coaster in the Energylandia amusement park in Poland
Hyperion is the name of the following companies:
- Disney Hyperion , published by the Walt Disney Company
- Hyperion Books , a New York publisher 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 research service provider specializing 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-Verlag in Freiburg i.Br., see also Kurt Wolff Verlag
Other meanings of Hyperion :
- Universitatea Hyperion , a Romanian university in Bucharest
- Hyperion Corporation, a fictional defense company in the video game Borderlands
- Hyperion (1930–1960), British thoroughbred racehorse and breeding stallion
