Four Horsemen
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The Four Horsemen usually refers to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
, who are the forces of man's destruction as described in the Christian Bible in chapter six of the Book of Revelation.
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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are described in the last book of the New Testament of the Bible, called the Book of Revelation of Jesus Christ to Saint John the Evangelist at 6:1-8. The chapter tells of a "'book'/'scroll' in God's right hand that is sealed with seven seals"...
, who are the forces of man's destruction as described in the Christian Bible in chapter six of the Book of Revelation.
Other uses:
Entertainment
- Four Horsemen (Highlander)Four Horsemen (Highlander)The Four Horsemen are a fictional group from Highlander: The Series based on the mythical Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.They were four Immortals that murdered and looted across two continents in the Bronze Age...
, a group of Immortals on the television show Highlander: The Series - The Horsemen of the Apocralypse (Discworld), from the Discworld series of books by Terry Pratchett
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (video game)The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (video game)The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse was to be a video game centered on the actions of several playable characters that are left on earth after the Rapture...
, a video game by 3DO - Horsemen of ApocalypseHorsemen of ApocalypseThe Horsemen of Apocalypse is a team of fictional supervillain characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team is first mentioned in X-Factor #10 , and makes their full appearance in X-Factor #15...
, a team of Marvel Comics superhumans who serve X-Men supervillain Apocalypse - Four Horsemen StudiosFour Horsemen StudiosFour Horsemen Studios is a group of four action figure sculptors who formerly worked for McFarlane Toys, and whose work has included the modern and classics line of Masters of the Universe toys and the current DCSH and DC Universe Classics lines....
, action figure sculptors for McFarlane Toys - Four Horsemen, four contestants in the reality television series Survivor: Fiji
- Four Horseman, Four contestants in the reality television series "Big Brother"
- Four Horsemen, the name of the 4 leaders of the ultranationalist party in Call of Duty 4: Modern WarfareCall of Duty 4: Modern WarfareCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a 2007 first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. A handheld game was made for the Nintendo DS. The game was released in North America, Australia, and...
- Four Horsemen, a boss encounter in Naxxramas, a raid from World of WarcraftWorld of WarcraftWorld of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...
- Four Horsemen, the playable characters in the Darksiders series by Vigil
- Four Horsemen in the Transformers: EnergonTransformers: EnergonTransformers: Energon, known in Japan as , is the 2004–2005 Transformers toyline, animated series and comic book series, another co-production between Hasbro and Takara and a direct sequel to Transformers: Armada...
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Sports and games
- Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)The Four Horsemen were a professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Championship Wrestling that was disbanded in 1999. The original group featured Ric Flair, Arn and Ole Anderson, and Tully Blanchard...
, group of professional wrestlers - Four Horsemen (American football), American football players from University of Notre Dame in 1924
- The Four Horsemen of Aberdeen, see Blackjack Hall of FameBlackjack Hall of FameThe Blackjack Hall of Fame honors the greatest blackjack experts, authors, and professional players in history. It was launched in 2002, and its physical premises are in San Diego, California.-History:...
- The Four Horsemen, a contract bridgeContract bridgeContract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards played by four players in two competing partnerships with partners sitting opposite each other around a small table...
team; original 1931 members: P. Hal SimsP. Hal SimsPhilip Hal Sims was an American bridge player.In the early game, he was considered one of the best players in the United States. In 1931, he formed the Four Horsemen team composed of himself, Oswald Jacoby, Willard S...
, Willard S. Karn, David Burnstine (Bruce)David BruceDavid Bruce may refer to:* David Bruce , founder of the Firkin Brewery pub chain*David Bruce , Scottish physician* David II of Scotland , David Bruce, King of Scots, son of King Robert the Bruce...
, Oswald JacobyOswald JacobyOswald Jacoby was an American contract bridge player and author, considered one of the greatest bridge players of all time. He also excelled at, and wrote about, other games including backgammon, gin rummy, and poker.Born in Brooklyn, he was taught to play whist at the age of six and played his...
Music
- "The Four HorsemenThe Mechanix"The Mechanix" is a song originally performed by American heavy metal band Metallica. Dave Mustaine originally wrote the song for Panic, and later brought it with him to Megadeth...
", a song on Metallica's 1983 album Kill 'Em AllKill 'Em AllKill 'Em All is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on July 25, 1983. Since its release, it has been certified 3x platinum by the RIAA, having sold over 3 million copies in the United States alone.-Music:... - "The Four Horsemen", a song on Judas Priest's 2008 album NostradamusNostradamus (album)- Personnel :* Rob Halford – vocals* K. K. Downing – guitars, synthesized guitars, producer* Glenn Tipton – guitars, synthesized guitars, producer* Ian Hill – bass* Scott Travis – drums* Don Airey – keyboards...
- "The Four Horsemen", an Aphrodite's ChildAphrodite's ChildAphrodite's Child was a Greek progressive rock band formed in 1967, by Vangelis Papathanassiou , Demis Roussos , Loukas Sideras , and Anargyros "Silver" Koulouris . Their band's name was derived from the title of a track from another Mercury act, Dick Campbell, from his Sings Where It's At album...
song from their album 666 - The Four Horsemen (band)The Four Horsemen (band)The Four Horsemen were an American hard rock band, who enjoyed a brief popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their style was blues influenced heavy rock, but their fame was both fleeting and marred by tragedy.-History:...
, a late '80s / half '90s hard rock band from Hollywood - The Four Horsemen (rap group), rap group formed by Canibus, Killah Priest, Ras Kass & Kurupt
- The Four Horsemen, sound-poetry group in Toronto, see Steve McCafferySteve McCafferySteven McCaffery is a Canadian poet and scholar who was a professor at York University. He currently holds the Gray Chair at SUNY Buffalo . McCaffery was born in Sheffield, England and lived in the UK for most of his youth attending University of Hull. He moved to Toronto in 1968...
- "Four Horsemen" (song), a song on The Clash's 1979 album London CallingLondon CallingLondon Calling is the third studio album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was released in the United Kingdom on 14 December 1979 through CBS Records, and in the United States in January 1980 through Epic Records...
- The Four Horsemen (album)The Four Horsemen (album)The Four Horsemen is the third studio album by Ultramagnetic MC's. Godfather Don, who produced tracks 2, 4, 5, and 8, helped to incorporate a darker, jazzier sound than the group's previous work. "Checkin' My Style" and "See the Man on the Street" were originally recorded in 1992 during Godfather...
, a 1993 album by Ultramagnetic MC's - "Four Horsemen of 2012", a song by Klaxons from the album Myths of the Near FutureMyths of the Near Future (album)Klaxons' French label Because released "As Above, So Below" as a limited edition clear vinyl 12" in November 2007. The 12" features two versions of the track, a French language version and a remix by Justice....
(Also "4 Horsemen of 2012" from Xan ValleysXan ValleysXan Valleys is the first extended play released by British indie rock band Klaxons. Released on 16 October 2006, the album was released by Modular Recordings, the band's final release before signing with major label Polydor Records...
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Other
- Four Horsemen (Supreme Court)Four Horsemen (Supreme Court)The "Four Horsemen" was the nickname given by the press to four conservative members of the United States Supreme Court during the 1932–1937 terms, who opposed the New Deal agenda of President Franklin Roosevelt. They were Justices Pierce Butler, James Clark McReynolds, George Sutherland,...
, United States Supreme Court conservative justices during the New Deal era - Senior scientists and consultants to NASA during Apollo: Bob Walker; Jim Arnold; Paul Werner GastPaul Werner GastPaul Werner Gast was an American geochemist and geologist.He was born in Chicago, and attended Wheaton College, Illinois from whence he graduated in 1952. He earned a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1957...
; Gerry Wasserburg - Former west coast boutique investment banks: Robertson StephensRobertson StephensRobertson Stephens was a San Francisco-based boutique investment bank that focused on primarily on technology companies...
, Alex. Brown & SonsAlex. Brown & SonsAlex. Brown & Sons was the first investment bank in the United States, founded by Alexander Brown in 1800 and based in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was acquired by Bankers Trust in 1997 to form BT Alex...
, Hambrecht & QuistHambrecht & QuistHambrecht & Quist was an investment bank based in San Francisco, California noted for its focus on the technology and internet sectors. H&Q was founded by William Hambrecht and George Quist in California, 1968....
, and Montgomery SecuritiesMontgomery SecuritiesMontgomery Securities was a west-coast investment bank based in San Francisco, California, that specialized in high technology and health care sectors. The firm was founded in 1978 by Thom Weisel.... - Four Horsemen (drink)Four Horsemen (drink)The Four Horsemen is a cocktail containing four hard liquors and named after the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The name of the drink is derived from the fact that the most common brand names of each ingredient are also male given names and the drinks have a high alcohol content...
, a cocktail containing four hard liquors and named after the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - "The Four Horsemen", an informal discussion on the "New AtheismNew AtheismNew Atheism is the name given to a movement among some early-21st-century atheist writers who have advocated the view that "religion should not simply be tolerated but should be countered, criticized, and exposed by rational argument wherever its influence arises." New atheists argue that recent...
" held in 2007 and its proponents: Richard DawkinsRichard DawkinsClinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL , known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author...
, Daniel C. Dennett, Sam HarrisSam Harris (author)Sam Harris is an American author, and neuroscientist, as well as the co-founder and current CEO of Project Reason. He received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Stanford University, before receiving a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA...
, and Christopher HitchensChristopher HitchensChristopher Eric Hitchens is an Anglo-American author and journalist whose books, essays, and journalistic career span more than four decades. He has been a columnist and literary critic at The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Slate, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry, and became a media fellow at the...
. - Four Horsemen (Jericho episode)Four Horsemen (Jericho episode)"Four Horsemen" is the third episode of season one of the CBS drama Jericho.-Plot synopsis:According to a caption, the episode begins 18 hours after the bombs had exploded. Robert Hawkins is shown donning a yellow NBC suit and gas mask...
, the third episode of season one of the CBS drama Jericho - Canadian sound-poetry group Four Horsemen, consisting of bpNicholBpNicholBarrie Phillip Nichol , who often went by his lower-case initials and last name, with no spaces , was a Canadian poet. He became widely known for his concrete poetry while living there in the 1960s...
, Paul DuttonPaul DuttonPaul Dutton is a Canadian poet, novelist, essayist, and oral sound artist.-Early life and career:A member of the legendary Four Horsemen sound poetry quartet , along with Rafael Barreto-Rivera, Steve McCaffery, and the late bpNichol, Dutton married his soundsinging oralities and harmonica-playing...
, Steve McCafferySteve McCafferySteven McCaffery is a Canadian poet and scholar who was a professor at York University. He currently holds the Gray Chair at SUNY Buffalo . McCaffery was born in Sheffield, England and lived in the UK for most of his youth attending University of Hull. He moved to Toronto in 1968...
and Rafael Barreto-Rivera
See also
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (disambiguation)
- Four Horsemen of the InfocalypseFour Horsemen of the InfocalypseThe Four Horsemen of the Infocalypse is a term for internet criminals, or the imagery of internet criminals.A play on Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, it refers to types of criminals who use the internet to facilitate crime and consequently jeopardize the rights of honest internet users...
, a term for internet criminals, or the imagery of internet criminals