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Abyss

Abyss (from Greek ἄβυσσος = "bottomless", "the bottomless pit") may mean:

Sciences

Abyssal zone, a deep extent of the sea.
Abyssal plain, a flat area on the ocean floor

Philosophy

Abyss (religion), is a bottomless depth.
Abyss (Thelema), a spiritual principle within the system of Thelema.

Literature

The Abyss (novel), a historical novel by Marguerite Yourcenar, alternatively known as Zeno of Bruges
The Abyss, a horror novel by Robert A. W. Lowndes
The Abyss (book), a science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card, based on the 1989 James Cameron film of the same name
Abyss (Star Trek), a 2001 Star Trek novel
"In the Abyss", short story (1896) by H. G. Wells
The People of the Abyss, a 1902 book of investigative journalism by Jack London, about the conditions of the poor in London
Abyss (alien)
Abyss (Star Wars novel)

TV and movies

The Abyss, a 1910 Danish silent film starring Asta Nielsen
The Abyss (1988 film), a 1988 French-Belgian film
The Abyss, a 1989 science fiction deep-sea adventure movie directed by James Cameron
Abyss (Stargate SG-1), a 6th-season episode of Stargate SG-1
The Abyss (Entourage), an episode of the Entourage TV series
The Hunt for Red October, in the final scenes of the movie, the American Navy asks the Russian submarine to meet them in the Laurentian Abyss
Kamen Rider Abyss is a fictional character in the 2009 Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider Decade.

Comics and animation

Abyss (comics), a Marvel Comics mutant superhero/villain
ZGMF-X31S Abyss Gundam, from Gundam Seed Destiny

Games

Abyss, Marvel vs. Capcom 2's Boss character.
Abyss (Dungeons & Dragons), of Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game
Abyss (Soulcalibur), a boss in Soulcalibur III
Abyss (video game), a 1984 text adventure game.
Tales of the Abyss, a 2006 role-playing game for the Playstation 2, developed by Namco Tales Studio
The Abyss is another name for The Lake Of The Dead in which Raziel was cast in the Legacy Of Kain series.
The Abyss is the name of the PvPvE area of the MMO Aion: The Tower of Eternity.

Sports

Abyss is the often-used ring name of TNA Wrestler, Chris Parks.

Music

The Abyss, a Swedish black metal group led by Peter Tägtgren and other members of the band Hypocrisy.
Abyss, a song by Neo-classical metal band Stratovarius from their album Dreamspace
Seasons in the Abyss, an album by the American thrash metal band Slayer
Abyss, a song by Project Pitchfork
This Abyss, a song by Armor For Sleep
Abyss a 2004 album from NWOBHM band Lionsheart

Other

In heraldry, the abyss is the middle of an escutcheon
Abyss Web Server, a web server commercially developed by Aprelium

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The word "Abyss" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, French.

Translation(s) in other languages: Spanish: Abismo, Italian: Abisso, Dutch: The Abyss, Japanese: アビス (曖昧さ回避), Russian: Бездна, Turkish: Abyss (anlam ayrımı).


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