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
• AUV Abyss, an autonomous underwater research vehicle

Philosophy

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

Literature

• 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), a 6th-season episode of Stargate SG-1
• "The Abyss" (Entourage), an episode of the Entourage TV series
• The Abyss, an evil entity in the Andromeda TV series

Comics and animation

• Abyss (comics), various characters in Marvel Comics
• The Abyss, a prison for monsters in the Japanese anime/manga Pandora Hearts
• The name of mobile suit ZGMF-X31S in anime Gundam Seed Destiny

Games

• Abyss (Dungeons & Dragons), a plane of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying games
• Abyss, the final boss character of Marvel vs. Capcom 2
• Abyss, a boss in Soulcalibur III
• Abyss (video game), a 1984 adventure game
• Tales of the Abyss, a 2005 Japanese video game developed by Namco
• Abyss, an unlimited flight map between Asmodae and Elysea, accessible to Asmodian, Elyos and Balaur in Aion

Music

• The Abyss (musical project), 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
• The Abyss (band), a dark alternative rock band from Houston, Texas

Albums

• Abysmal (album), a 2015 album by The Black Dahlia Murder
• Abyss (Chelsea Wolfe album), a 2015 album by Chelsea Wolfe
• Abyss (Lionsheart album), a 2004 album by Lionsheart

Songs

• "Abyss", a song by Stratovarius from the album Dreamspace
• "Abyss", a song by The-Dream from the album Love King
• "The Abyss", a song by Sepultura from the album Schizophrenia

Other

• Abyss (wrestler) (born 1973), ring name of TNA wrestler Chris Park
• In heraldry, the abyss is the middle of an escutcheon
• Abyss (roller coaster), a Gerstlauer euro-fighter at Adventure World in Perth, Western Australia

See also

• Into the Abyss (disambiguation)