abyss

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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

See also

• Bottomless pit
• Abyssinia

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