Helios (disambiguation)
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Helios
is the personification of the sun in Greek mythology. It may also refer to:
Helios
Helios was the personification of the Sun in Greek mythology. Homer often calls him simply Titan or Hyperion, while Hesiod and the Homeric Hymn separate him as a son of the Titans Hyperion and Theia or Euryphaessa and brother of the goddesses Selene, the moon, and Eos, the dawn...
is the personification of the sun in Greek mythology. It may also refer to:
Literature
- Helios, character in the anime Sailor Moon
- Helio (comics), character in the Marvel Universe
- Helios is the name of a Bakugan in the series Bakugan Battle BrawlersBakugan Battle Brawlersis a Japanese action adventure anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the battle brawlers who possess them...
. - Helios (Helios Eclipse character), from Helios EclipseHelios EclipseHelios Eclipse was a manga comic by a Malaysian female cartoonist under the pen name Kaoru. It was serialised in Starz, a magazine by Malaysian publisher Art Square Creation, starting with the magazine's first issue dated 1 June 2004. The serialisation was later switched to the company's flagship...
drawn by Kaoru and serialiized in GempakGempakGempak is a Malaysian comic/gaming/hobby magazine, published by Art Square Creation beginning in June 1998. The magazine's main motto is, "Majalah Komik Generasi Baru." Being the first magazine in Malaysia to introduce local comic artists to an international audience, some have criticized the... - Victor Helios, from Dean Koontz's FrankensteinDean Koontz's FrankensteinDean Koontz's Frankenstein is the collective title of five novels co-written by Dean Koontz. Though technically of the mystery or thriller genres, the novels also feature the trappings of horror, fantasy, and science fiction....
Victor Frankenstein's alias
Music
- The Helio SequenceThe Helio SequenceThe Helio Sequence is an American alternative rock band. They are a duo from Beaverton, OR, a suburb of Portland, OR signed to label Sub Pop. Their music environments are optimistic and uplifting with a dash of psychedelic...
, indie electronica/shoegazer band - Helio AlvesHelio AlvesHelio Alves is a jazz pianist and son of pianists. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts at 18 and studied at the Berklee College of Music. He stayed in Boston until age 24 when he moved to New York City on advice from a friend...
(born São Paulo, born 1966), jazz pianist and son of pianists - Helios OvertureHelios OvertureCarl Nielsen's Helios Overture, Opus 17, was first performed by the Royal Orchestra, conducted by Johan Svendsen, on 8 October 1903 in the large hall of the Odd Fellows Mansion in Copenhagen.-Overview:...
from Carl Nielsen - Helios, moniker of Boston-based ambient indie electronic artist Keith KenniffKeith KenniffKeith Kenniff is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist, and electronic music producer. He composes ambient/electronic music under the moniker Helios and post-classical piano music under Goldmund...
Video games
- Helios, a boss in the videogame Metroid Prime 3: CorruptionMetroid Prime 3: CorruptionMetroid Prime 3: Corruption is a first-person action-adventure game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. It is the tenth game in the Metroid series, and the final entry in the Metroid Prime trilogy—excluding two spin-off titles. It was released in...
- Helios, an AI in the computer game Deus Ex, the sum of the merged Daedalus and Icarus AIs
- Helios, a "persona" in the PlayStation games Persona 2: Innocent Sin and Eternal PunishmentPersona 2is a two-part series of Japanese console role-playing games for the Sony PlayStation, developed by Atlus. and are two chapters of the same storyline...
- Helios, one of the gods in God of War 3. Decapitated by Kratos.
- A series of weapons in the space simulation game FreelancerFreelancer (video game)Freelancer is a space trading and combat simulation video game developed by Digital Anvil and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game was initially announced by Chris Roberts in 1999, and following many production schedule mishaps and a buyout of Digital Anvil by Microsoft, it was eventually...
- Helios One, a solar power plant in the videogame Fallout: New VegasFallout: New VegasFallout: New Vegas is a first person action role-playing video game in the Fallout series developed by Obsidian Entertainment, and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game is based in a post-apocalyptic environment in and around Las Vegas, Nevada...
- Helios, a high-end solar system scanner ship in the game Eve OnlineEVE OnlineEve Online is a video game by CCP Games. It is a player-driven, persistent-world MMORPG set in a science fiction space setting. Characters pilot customizable ships through a galaxy of over 7,500 star systems. Most star systems are connected to one or more other star systems by means of stargates...
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Business & industry
- Helios, German motorcycle made by Bayerisch Flugzeugwerke before they were merged with BMW in 1922
- Helios (cinemas)Helios (cinemas)-Current Locations:*Białystok - 8 screens*Białystok - 7 screens*Bielsko-Biała - 7 screens*Dąbrowa Górnicza - 5 screens*Gdańsk - 8 screens*Gniezno - 3 screens*Gorzów Wielkopolski - 5 screens*Kalisz - 2 screens...
, multiplex cinema operator in Poland - Helios (lens brand)Helios (lens brand)Helios was a brand of camera lenses, made in the USSR. They were usually supplied with Zenit cameras and thus usable with other M42 lens mount cameras such as the Pentax Spotmatic. Some later Helios models were built also for the Pentax K mount....
, former brand of camera lenses, made in the USSR
Aviation
- Helio CourierHelio CourierThe Helio Courier is a light C/STOL utility aircraft designed in 1949.Around 500 of these aircraft were manufactured in Pittsburg, Kansas from 1954 until 1974 by the Helio Aircraft Company. During the early 1980s, new owners made an attempt to build new aircraft with direct-drive Lycoming engines,...
, light C/STOL utility aircraft designed in 1949 - Helio Aircraft CompanyHelio Aircraft CompanyThe Koppen-Bollinger Aircraft Corporation was founded by Otto Koppen and Lynn Bollinger in Massachusetts in 1948 to develop a light STOL utility aircraft...
, aircraft manufacturing company - Helios AirwaysHelios AirwaysHelios Airways was a low-cost Cypriot airline operating scheduled and charter flights between Cyprus and many European destinations. It has its corporate headquarters on the grounds of Larnaca International Airport in Larnaca. Its main base was Larnaca International Airport...
, former low-cost airline operating scheduled and charter flights between Cyprus and many European destinations- Helios Airways Flight 522Helios Airways Flight 522Helios Airways Flight 522 was a Helios Airways Boeing 737-300 flight that crashed into a mountain on 14 August 2005 at 12:04 EEST, north of Marathon and Varnavas, Greece. Rescue teams located wreckage near the community of Grammatiko from Athens...
, Helios Airways Boeing 737-31S flight that crashed on August 14, 2005 into a mountain north of Marathon and Varnavas, Greece
- Helios Airways Flight 522
- Helios PrototypeHelios PrototypeThe NASA Pathfinder, NASA Pathfinder Plus, NASA Centurion and NASA Helios Prototype were an evolutionary series of solar- and fuel-cell-system-powered unmanned aerial vehicles. AeroVironment, Inc. developed the vehicles under NASA's Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology program...
, series of NASA solar- and fuel cell system-powered unmanned aircraft/planes - Helios (glider) - a glider designed and built at the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Berlin - (HFS Berlin) during the 1930's.
Electronics
- Helio (wireless carrier), U.S. wireless carrier, launched May 2006, joint venture between SK Telecom (South Korea) and Earthlink
- HeliOSHeliOSHeliOS was a Unix-like operating system for parallel computers developed and sold by Perihelion Software. It was most commonly used on various Transputer systems, but also supported other architectures. The system provided a micro-kernel that implemented a distributed name space and messaging...
, Unix-like computer operating system - Helios AGHelios AGThe Helios AG für elektrisches Licht und Telegraphenanlagenbau was a German electrical engineering company. Founded in 1882 it existed until its liquidation in 1930. The company was based in the town of Ehrenfeld, which was incorparted into Cologne in 1888...
, former German electrical engineering company based in Cologne
Science
- HeliotropismHeliotropismHeliotropism is the diurnal motion of plant parts in response to the direction of the sun.It is found in some members of family Malvacea e.g Malva or Lavetara...
, diurnal motion of plant parts (flowers or leaves) in response to the direction of the sun
Space
- Helios probesHelios probesHelios-A and Helios-B , were a pair of probes launched into heliocentric orbit for the purpose of studying solar processes. A joint venture of the Federal Republic of Germany and NASA, the probes were launched from the John F. Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Dec. 10, 1974,...
, deep space probes were launched in the mid 1970s by the Federal Republic of Germany and NASA - 895 Helio895 Helio-External links:*...
, minor planet orbiting the Sun - Hélios 1BHelios 1BThe Hélios 1B was a French military photo-reconnaissance satellite in which Italy and Spain also participated. It was launched from the Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on 3 December 1999 at 16:22:00 UTC. The spacecraft rode aboard an Ariane 40 rocket which also carried the French military...
and Helios 2AHelios 2AThe Helios 2 system includes Helios 2A and Helios 2B, both of which are european military observation satellites used by France, Belgium, Spain . Helios 2A was launched on December 18, 2004 by an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana. Helios 2B was launched five years later on December 18, 2009,...
, French military satellites - Helios (propulsion system)Helios (propulsion system)Helios is a design for a spacecraft propulsion system such that small nuclear bombs would be detonated in a chamber roughly 130 feet in diameter. Water would be injected into the chamber, super-heated by the explosion and expelled for thrust....
, nuclear pulse propulsion system for spacecraft invented by Freeman Dyson, a precursor to his Project Orion - SunSunThe Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
, star - Helios PrototypeHelios PrototypeThe NASA Pathfinder, NASA Pathfinder Plus, NASA Centurion and NASA Helios Prototype were an evolutionary series of solar- and fuel-cell-system-powered unmanned aerial vehicles. AeroVironment, Inc. developed the vehicles under NASA's Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology program...
, NASA solar powered aircraft.
Physics
- Helical Orbit Spectrometer (HELIOS)Helical Orbit Spectrometer (HELIOS)The Helical Orbit Spectrometer is a measurement device for studying nuclear reactions in inverse kinematics. It is installed at the ATLAS facility at Argonne National Laboratory.-History:...
, a nuclear spectrometer at Argonne National LaboratoryArgonne National LaboratoryArgonne National Laboratory is the first science and engineering research national laboratory in the United States, receiving this designation on July 1, 1946. It is the largest national laboratory by size and scope in the Midwest...
Sports & recreation
- Helios, a professional wrestler also known as RicochetRicochet (wrestler)Trevor Mann is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Ricochet. He currently performs mainly for the American promotion Dragon Gate USA and its parent promotion, Japanese Dragon Gate. In both promotions he is a member of the Blood Warriors stable...
- FC Helios KharkivFC Helios KharkivFC Helios is a Ukrainian football club located in Kharkiv, Ukraine-History:FC Helios was founded in 2002 by Oleksandr Hellstein. The team quickly progressed through competitions in the Kharkiv Oblast and in 2003 the club advanced to play in the Druha Liha C...
, football (soccer) team from Ukraine - KK Helios DomžaleKK Helios DomžaleKK Helios Domžale is a basketball club from Domžale, Slovenia. Helios currently participates in the Adriatic League and the Premier A Slovenian League . They have won national league in 2006/2007 since they beat Union Olimpija in the finals...
, basketball club from Slovenia - Hélio CastronevesHélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
(born 1975), Brazilian race car driver in the Indy Racing League series - Hélio GracieHélio GracieHélio Gracie was a Brazilian martial artist who, together with his brother Carlos Gracie, founded the martial art of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, known internationally as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...
(1913–2009), co-founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - DK bicycles model HELIO BMX, BMX bike.
- SpVgg Helios MünchenSpVgg Helios MünchenSpVgg Helios München, now playing as SV Helios Daglfing München, is a German association football club from the city of Munich, Bavaria. The club was established 1 March 1919 out of the football department of Turn- und Sportverein Jahn München...
, an association football club from Munich.
Software
- Helios is the annual Simultaneous Release of EclipseEclipse (software)Eclipse is a multi-language software development environment comprising an integrated development environment and an extensible plug-in system...
IDE version 3.6.