Lemuria
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Lemuria may refer to:
- Lemuria (festival), in Roman religion, a feast during which the unwholesome and malevolent spectres of the restless dead (lemures) were propitiated
- Lemuria (continent)Lemuria (continent)Lemuria is the name of a hypothetical "lost land" variously located in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The concept's 19th century origins lie in attempts to account for discontinuities in biogeography; however, the concept of Lemuria has been rendered obsolete by modern theories of plate tectonics...
, name given by 19th century geologist Philip Sclater to a land mass in the Indian Ocean that was required, before the understanding of plate tectonics, to account for similarities between fauna in India and Madagascar - Lemuria (new age), a hypothetical lost continent of the Pacific Ocean, sometimes called the "Atlantis of the Pacific".
Fiction
- Lemuria in popular cultureLemuria in popular cultureLemuria is the name of a hypothetical "lost land" variously located in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The concept of Lemuria has been rendered obsolete by modern understanding of plate tectonics. However, it has still been used as a location and inspiration in a wide range of novels, television...
, fictional continent appearing in numerous works by multiple authors. The Lemurian mythos also forms the basis of the continents of Zanarkand and SpiraSpiraSpira may refer to:People:* Chaim Elazar Spira, Munkacs Rebbe* Elijah Spira* Fred Spira , Innovator and Executive in the Photographic Industry* Harry Spira* Jonathan Spira* Nathan Nata Spira...
in the video role-playing game Final Fantasy XFinal Fantasy Xis a role-playing video game developed and published by Square as the tenth title in the Final Fantasy series. It was released in 2001 for Sony's PlayStation 2, and will be re-released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in 2012...
. - Lemuria (comics)Lemuria (comics)Lemuria is the name of two fictional locations in the Marvel Universe.Lemuria had been a small continent and group of islands in the Pacific Ocean 21,000 years ago, which was ruled by the Deviants. Lemuria became the center of the Deviant empire, and the only remaining free land was Atlantis, the...
, two locations in the MarvelMarvel-In business:*Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company**Marvel Animation, an animation production company**Marvel Comics, a comic book publisher**Marvel Productions, a television and film studio subsidiary...
Universe - Lemuria. a mysterious hidden island in the video game series Golden SunGolden SunGolden Sun, released in Japan as , is the first installment in a series of fantasy role-playing video games developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo. It was released in November 2001 for Nintendo's Game Boy Advance and was followed by a sequel, Golden Sun: The Lost Age, in...
- Lemuria (role-playing), a 2004 RPG world designed for the d20 ModernD20 Modernd20 Modern is a roleplaying game designed by Bill Slavicsek, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, and Charles Ryan. It was published by Wizards of the Coast in November 2002, and uses the d20 System...
game by Swedes Anders BlixtAnders BlixtAnders Blixt is a Swedish game designer and science journalist. He is one of most well-published designer of role playing games in Sweden and has had a leading role in the production of most of them, including classical titles such as Drakar och Demoner and Mutant.-Äventyrsspel:* Drakar och...
and Krister Sundelin - Lemuria (Transformers), one of four missing spaceships in the animated television series Transformers: CybertronTransformers: CybertronTransformers: Cybertron, known in Japan originally as , is the 2005-2007 Transformers toy line and animated series, another co-production between Hasbro and Takara...
- Lemuria, a character in the reality TV series Who Wants to Be a Superhero?Who Wants to Be a Superhero?Who Wants to Be a Superhero? is a reality show hosted by Stan Lee. Contestants dress up as comic book superheroes of their own invention. Each week, Lee challenges the contestants to represent what "superheroes are all about." One or more of the superheroes deemed the least deserving is eliminated...
Music
- Lemurian (album)Lemurian (album)Lemurian is the second full-length album by Nottingham based artist Lone, released on August 4, 2008. The album has been described as "shimmering, sun-drenched, and hazy" by a reviewer...
, the second full-length album by Nottingham-based artist Lone, released on August 4, 2008 - A Black Moon Broods over LemuriaA Black Moon Broods over LemuriaA Black Moon Broods over Lemuria, is Bal-Sagoth's 1995 debut album after their 1993 demo. The album was recorded in a two week period in June 1994, but due to label problems the album was released almost a year later...
, a 1995 album by Bal-Sagoth, a British symphonic black metal band - Lemuria (album)Lemuria (album)Lemuria is the eleventh full-length musical album by symphonic metal band Therion. The album title refers to the name of a hypothetical "Lost Land" called Lemuria. It was released simultaneously with Sirius B. Cover artwork was made by Thomas Ewerhard.-Track listing:#"Typhon" – 4:36#"Uthark Runa" ...
, an album released by the Swedish symphonic metal band TherionTherion (band)Therion is a Swedish symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987. The word "therion" comes from the Greek therion , meaning "Beast," i.e., that of the Christian Book of Revelation...
in 2004, also featuring a song by the same name - Lemuria (band)Lemuria (band)Lemuria is an indie/punk rock band from Buffalo, New York formed in 2004. Lemuria has recently released their "The First Collection" EP compilation and the LP, "Get Better"...
, an indie/punk band from Buffalo, New York, USA - "Lemuria", a song by Austrian symphonic metal band Visions of AtlantisVisions of AtlantisVisions of Atlantis is a symphonic power metal band from Styria, Austria, founded in 2000. The original line-up consisted of Werner Fiedler , Mike Koren , Christian Stani , Chris Kamper , Nicole Bogner and Thomas Caser...
, from their 2004 album Cast Away - Lemuria, a song by Kenny BarronKenny BarronKenny Barron , is an American jazz pianist. He is the younger brother of tenor saxophonist Bill Barron, and known for his lyrical, adaptive style.-Biography:...
from the album Autumn In New York - Lemuria Rising, a song by The Murder City Devils
- Lemuria, a Belgian black folk metal band.