Abyss
Encyclopedia
Sciences
- Abyssal plainAbyssal plainAn abyssal plain is an underwater plain on the deep ocean floor, usually found at depths between 3000 and 6000 metres. Lying generally between the foot of a continental rise and a mid-ocean ridge, abyssal plains cover more than 50% of the Earth’s surface. They are among the flattest, smoothest...
, a flat area on the ocean floor - Abyssal zoneAbyssal zoneThe abyssal zone is the abyssopelagic layer or pelagic zone that contains the very deep benthic communities near the bottom of oceans. "Abyss" derives from the Greek word ἄβυσσος, meaning bottomless. At depths of 4,000 to 6,000 metres , this zone remains in perpetual darkness and never receives...
, a deep extent of the sea - Abyssinia (disambiguation), various uses, including an old name for Ethiopia
Philosophy
- Abyss (religion)Abyss (religion)Abyss refers to a bottomless pit, to the underworld, to the deepest ocean floor, or to hell.The English word "abyss" derives from the late Latin abyssimus through French abisme , hence the poetic form "abysm", with examples dating to 1616 and earlier to rhyme with "time"...
, is a bottomless depth - Abyss (Thelema)Abyss (Thelema)Within the mystical system of Thelema, the Abyss is the great gulf or void between the phenomenal world of manifestation and its noumenal source.-Theory and Practice:...
, a spiritual principle within the system of Thelema
Literature
- Abyss (alien)Abyss (alien)Abyss is a fictional character in the Marvel UK comics' universe, a supervillain who has fought Nova and other Marvel cosmic entities. He is a predator and destroyer in the Realm of Nothingness Dimension, a para-demon who presumably travels from dimension to dimension, consuming everything there...
, a fictional character in the Marvel UK comics' universe - The Abyss (Orson Scott Card novel), a science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card, based on the 1989 James Cameron film of the same name
- The Abyss (Marguerite Yourcenar novel), a 1968 historical novel by Marguerite Yourcenar
- "The Abyss", a horror short-story by Robert A. W. LowndesRobert A. W. LowndesRobert Augustine Ward "Doc" Lowndes was an American science fiction author, editor and fan. He was known best as the editor of Future Science Fiction, Science Fiction, and Science Fiction Quarterly, among many other crime-fiction, western, sports-fiction, and other pulp and digest-sized magazines...
- Abyss (Star Trek novel), a 2001 Star Trek novel
- Abyss (Star Wars novel), a 2009 Star Wars novel
Movies and television dramas
- The Abyss (1910 film)The Abyss (1910 film)The Abyss is a 1910 Danish black-and-white drama film, directed by Urban Gad.-Cast:*Asta Nielsen ... Magda Vang*Robert Dinesen ... Knud Svane*Poul Reumert ... Rudolf Stern*Emilie Sannom ... Lily d'Estrelle...
, a 1910 Danish silent film starring Asta NielsenAsta NielsenAsta Nielsen , was a Danish silent film actress who was one of the most popular leading ladies of the 1910s and one of the first international movie stars. Seventy of Nielsen's 74 films were made in Germany where she was known simply as Die Asta... - The Abyss (1988 film)The Abyss (1988 film)The Abyss is a 1988 drama film directed by André Delvaux. It was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on the novel of the same name by Marguerite Yourcenar.-Cast:* Gian Maria Volonté – Zénon* Sami Frey – Prieur des Cordeliers...
(L'Œuvre au noir), a 1988 French-Belgian film - The AbyssThe AbyssThe Abyss is a 1989 science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron. It stars Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. The original musical score was composed by Alan Silvestri...
, a 1989 science fiction deep-sea adventure movie directed by James Cameron - "Abyss" (Stargate SG-1 episode), a 6th-season episode of Stargate SG-1
- "The Abyss" (Entourage episode), an episode of the Entourage TV series
- The AbyssAndromeda (TV series)Andromeda is a Canadian-American science fiction television series, based on unused material by the late Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, developed by Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and produced by Roddenberry's widow, Majel Barrett Roddenberry. It starred Kevin Sorbo as High Guard Captain Dylan Hunt...
, an evil entity in the Andromeda TV series
Comics and animation
- Abyss (comics)Abyss (comics)Abyss is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. An alternate universe's counterpart of the character first appeared in X-Men Alpha, and the heroic Marvel Universe version of the character first appeared in Cable vol...
, a Marvel Comics mutant superhero/villain - ZGMF-X31S Abyss Gundam, from Gundam Seed Destiny
- The Abyss, a prison for monsters in the Japanese anime Pandora HeartsPandora Heartsis a manga series by Jun Mochizuki. Originally starting serialization in the shōnen magazine GFantasy published by Square Enix in June 2006. Currently fourteen volumes have been released in Japan. The manga series was licensed for an English language release by Broccoli Books but has been dropped;...
Games
- Abyss (Dungeons & Dragons)Abyss (Dungeons & Dragons)In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the Abyss or more fully, the Infinite Layers of the Abyss, is a chaotic evil-aligned plane of existence. It is one of a number of alignment-based Outer Planes that form part of the standard Dungeons & Dragons cosmology, used in the Planescape...
, a plane of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying games - Abyss (Marvel vs. Capcom 2), the final boss character of Marvel vs. Capcom 2
- Abyss (Soulcalibur), a boss in Soulcalibur III
- Abyss (video game), a 1984 adventure game
Music
- Abyss (album)Abyss (album)Abyss is the fourth album by British heavy metal band Lionsheart, released by Metaledge Records on June 24, 2004.-Reception:Abyss is often hailed by fans as the rebirth of Lionsheart being their first studio album since 1998's Under Fire...
a 2004 album from NWOBHM band Lionsheart - "The Abyss" , a song by Thrash metal band Sepultura from their album Schizophrenia
- "Abyss", a song by Neo-classical metal band Stratovarius from their album DreamspaceDreamspaceDreamspace is the third album by the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. This is the last album to feature Timo Tolkki on vocals before Timo Kotipelto was brought into the band, as well as the first on which Jari Kainulainen played bass...
- "Abyss", a song by American artist The-Dream from his album Love KingLove KingLove King is the third studio album by American R&B and pop artist The-Dream, released June 29, 2010, on Radio Killa Records with distribution by Def Jam Recordings...
- The Abyss, a black metal side project by the Swedish death metal band HypocrisyHypocrisy (band)Hypocrisy is a melodic death metal band from Sweden. It was formed in 1990 in Ludvika, Sweden by Peter Tägtgren.Musically, the band started off with a traditional death metal sound on their first albums, and soon drifted to become a melodic death metal band. The lyrics in their early stages -...
- The Abyss (recording studio)The Abyss (recording studio)The Abyss is a recording studio in Pärlby outside Ludvika, Sweden. It is owned and operated by record producer and musician Peter Tägtgren.-Recordings:...
, a recording studio owned by Hypocrisy member Peter Tägtgren
Other
- In heraldry, the abyss is the middle of an escutcheon
- Abyss Web Server, a web server commercially developed by Aprelium
- Tales of the AbyssTales of the Abyssis a console role-playing game developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco in Japan and Namco Bandai Games in North America. Tales of the Abyss's characteristic genre name is The Meaning Of Birth RPG . It is the eighth mothership title in the Tales series, and was released for the...
, a Japanese video game and film franchise developed by Namco