Abyss

Abyss may refer to:

Sciences

• Abyssal plain, a flat area on the ocean floor
• Abyssal zone, a deep extent of the sea
• Abyssinia (disambiguation), various uses, including an old name for Ethiopia

Philosophy

• Abyss (religion), is a bottomless depth
• Abyss (Thelema), a spiritual principle within the system of Thelema

Sports

• Abyss (wrestler), the ring name of TNA wrestler Chris Parks

Literature

• Abyss (alien), a fictional character in the Marvel UK comics' universe
• The Abyss (Orson Scott Card novel), a science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card, based on the 1989 James Cameron film of the same name
• The Abyss (Marguerite Yourcenar novel), a 1968 historical novel by Marguerite Yourcenar
• "The Abyss", a horror short-story by Robert A. W. Lowndes
• Abyss (Star Trek novel), a 2001 Star Trek novel
• Abyss (Star Wars novel), a 2009 Star Wars novel

Movies and television dramas

• The Abyss (1910 film), a 1910 Danish silent film starring Asta Nielsen
• The Abyss (1988 film) (L'Œuvre au noir), a 1988 French-Belgian film
• The Abyss, a 1989 science fiction deep-sea adventure movie directed by James Cameron
• "Abyss" (Stargate SG-1 episode), a 6th-season episode of Stargate SG-1
• "The Abyss" (Entourage episode), an episode of the Entourage TV series
• The Abyss, an evil entity in the Andromeda TV series

Comics and animation

• Abyss (comics), a Marvel Comics mutant superhero/villain
• ZGMF-X31S Abyss Gundam, from Gundam Seed Destiny
• The Abyss, a prison for monsters in the Japanese anime/manga Pandora Hearts

Games

• Abyss (Dungeons & Dragons), a plane of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying games
• Abyss (Marvel vs. Capcom 2), the final boss character of Marvel vs. Capcom 2
• Abyss (Soulcalibur), a boss in Soulcalibur III
• Abyss (video game), a 1984 adventure game
• Tales of the Abyss, a Japanese video game developed by Namco

Music

• Abyss (album) a 2004 album from NWOBHM band Lionsheart
• "The Abyss" , a song by Thrash metal band Sepultura from their album Schizophrenia
• "Abyss", a song by Neo-classical metal band Stratovarius from their album Dreamspace
• "Abyss", a song by American artist The-Dream from his album Love King
• The Abyss, a black metal side project by the Swedish death metal band Hypocrisy
• The Abyss (recording studio), a recording studio owned by Hypocrisy member Peter Tägtgren

Other

• In heraldry, the abyss is the middle of an escutcheon
• Abyss Web Server, a web server commercially developed by Aprelium
• Abyss, bottomless pit

See also

• Into the Abyss