Word Finder - colossus

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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.

The Ramesseum contains the remains of a stupendous seated colossus, in black granite, of its builder Rameses II., thrown on its face.

Yet the stone has not fallen from the summit of the holy hill, and the Colossus of the German Empire has not crumbled into dust, which is more than can be said for the pope's inspirations, which led him to expect the sudden withdrawal of the Italians from Rome, and a solution of the Roman question in the sense inspired by his visionary policy.

Convinced that the onward march of the Colossus could not be permanently arrested by mere diplomatic conventions, the cabinet of Tokio suddenly broke off diplomatic relations and commenced hostilities (February 8, 1 9 04).

The notion that the colossus once stood astride over the entrance to the harbour is a medieval fiction.

The Fruit of the Dead Each time you beat a colossus, your strength meter will increase.

In one of the branch valleys is a similar colossus, somewhat inferior in size to the second of these two; and there are indications of other niches and idols.

But how could a top four global media colossus have reached this catastrophic state and endure such a financial thrashing?

Playing Shadow of the Colossus is a unique experience.

As regards the decorative sculptures of the Parthenon, which the Greeks rated far below their colossus in ivory and gold, see the article Parthenon.

In this frame of mind, on the 24th of June 1872, he addressed the German Leseverein, and referred to the stone that would soon fall from on high and crush the feet of the Colossus.

These two kings built the great columnar hall of Karnak, added a large court with pylons to Luxor, and on the west bank built the funerary temple of Seti at Kurna, and the Ramesseum with its gigantic colossus, besides other edifices of which only traces remain.

The tomb of Thethotp at El Bersha, celebrated for the scene of the transport of a colossus amongst its paintings, was finished in.

From humble beginnings as a village schoolmaster's son he grew to become a colossus in the world of symphonic music.

I headed directly into the main arena and yes the name colossus does do the name of this event justice.

A few quiet cult favorites such as Shadow of the Colossus and We Love Katamari Damacy are PS2 exclusives.

Each Colossus presents a different challenge.

Once you encounter the colossus, it is a memorable experience.

Shadow of the Colossus is a unique gaming experience nonetheless.

The graphics in Shadow of the Colossus are amazing.

Opposite Hannek at the Third Cataract on Tombos Island are extensive ancient granite quarries, in one of which lies an unfinished colossus.

This had brought about the building of an unprecedented large electronic machine, called the colossus, brought into action just before D-Day.

He will end by showing a video (or DVD) of the rebuilt colossus actually breaking a cipher text.

He walks about them like a colossus, while little men walk under him and understand him not.

To celebrate the 200th issue of the magazine, we have put together a colossus of an issue.

The appearance of Niall Ferguson's new book colossus might therefore seem timely.

I didn't quite figure them out to the point of being comfortable with them until I was forced to with the last colossus.

Rhodes Town and harbor, where the famous colossus once stood, is a mixture of ancient and modern.

In 1939, we acted for the sake of those helpless before a military colossus, for the sake of Germany's neighbors.

Following the mass ravers we arrived at the NEC and we were greeted by a colossus queue which was moving slowly but was massive!

Colossus (Base Boss)-Get to the tops of the stairs and make sure you're looking down on Colossus' head.

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

This way you are closer to your current Colossus if you need to quit the game.

Sometimes it is too difficult to attack certain areas of the Colossus without a precise hit from an arrow.

Climbing the Colossus can sometimes be a challenge in itself.

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.

There is only one level of difficulty in the Shadow of the Colossus when you first play the game.

Many gamers refer to Shadow of the Colossus as "playable art".

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.

The colossus stood for fifty-six years, till an earthquake prostrated it in 224 B.C. Its enormous fragments continued to excite wonder in the time of Pliny, and were not removed till A.D.

The singular Colossus bridge, built in 1812 over the Schuylkill, a kind of flat arched truss, had a span of 340 ft.

The gigantic statue of Helios (the sun-god), "the colossus of Rhodes," by Chares of Lindus, celebrated as one of the seven wonders of the world, is unknown to us.