Word Finder - colossi

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A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

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Any creature or thing of gigantic size.

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Somebody or something very greatly admired and respected.

In front of the pylon Rameses set up colossi and a pair of obelisks (one of which was taken to Paris in 1831 and re-erected in the Place de la Concorde).

In the astral-theological system he is the planet Mars, while in ecclesiastical art the great lion-headed colossi serving as guardians to the temples and palaces seem to be a symbol of Nergal, just as the bull-headed colossi are probably intended to typify Ninib.

On the west bank of the huge colossi of Memnon marked the entrance of his funerary temple, a magnificent building which was afterwards destroyed, and the great lake of Birket Habu was dug and embanked in front of his brick palace at the extreme south.

The temple of Amenophis III., to which the colossi of "Memnon" were attached, was again far forward of the line.

The colossi known to the Greeks by the name of the Homeric hero Memnon, which look over the western plain of Thebes, represent this king and were placed before the entrance of his funerary temple, the rest of which has disappeared.

As seen from the rock of Ghulgulah, Bamian, with its ruined towers, its colossi, its innumerable grottos, and with the singular red colour of its barren soil, presents an impressive aspect of desolation and mystery.

They range from regular human like colossi to flying colossi and even amphibious colossi.

Defeating the gigantic Colossi in Shadow of the Colossus is not an easy challenge.

When searching for the Colossi, keep an eye out for the hard to find save locations on the map.

Shadow of the Colossus is a unique, single-player adventure game where you seek to destroy 16 gigantic colossi in order to bring back the life and soul of your dead female friend.

He says he will only help you once the colossi are destroyed.

In addition, you find out that the sword you carry is ancient and has the power to guide you to find the colossi and exploit their weaknesses.

You must travel through numerous, unoccupied lands to find the gigantic colossi.

It is great just to look at the precise, crisp detail of the vast lands and intimidating appearances of the colossi.

Shadow of the Colossus is a unique, single-player game where you seek to destroy 16 gigantic colossi in order to bring a female friend back from the dead.

Travel great distances on your trusty horse to find and destroy the Colossi using only an ancient sword and bow and arrow.

Find the secret that the Colossi hold that will give you the power to bring back the dead.