Hyperion


[hahy-peer-ee-uh n] /haɪˈpɪər i ən/

noun
1.
Classical Mythology. a Titan, the father of Helios, Selene, and Eos.
2.
Astronomy. a natural satellite of the planet Saturn.
/haɪˈpɪərɪən/
noun
1.
(Greek myth) a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, father of Helios (sun), Selene (moon), and Eos (dawn)
/haɪˈpɪərɪən/
noun
1.
an irregular-shaped outer satellite of the planet Saturn that tumbles chaotically

a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, later identified with Apollo, from Greek, literally “he who looks from above.”
computer
An MS-DOS personal computer that was manufactured in Kanata (near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) in the mid-1980s. It received considerable government subsidies and, while it was considered well-designed and manufactured and a real threat to the Compaq Portable, the Ottawa firm that designed it was unable to beat Compaq.
(1997-07-21)

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