colossi
Monumental ancient figures
Colossi is the plural of colossus—gigantic statues or figures, or by extension, anything of enormous size or power.
The word evokes ancient monumental sculpture: the colossi of Memnon, colossi guarding the temple entrance.
Figuratively, it describes dominant entities: the colossi of the tech industry.
The anglicized plural colossuses is also used.
Shaped three-dimensional art
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- RhodesGreek Aegean island
- pedestalSupport for statuary
plinth · effigy · monument · carving · likeness · figure · bust · artwork
Of imposing height
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- immenseExtremely large in scope
- gargantuanExtremely immense in scope
titanic · hulking · gigantic · monumental · mammoth · behemoth · vast · looming
Dominant powerful figures
- cyclopsSingle-eyed mythical titan
- giantsBeings of immense stature
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- atlasBound collection of charts
centaur · hydra · chimera · kraken · medusa · minotaur · phoenix · sphinx
Apex-topped geometric solids
- templesHoly places or head sides
- SphinxMythic creature posing puzzles
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- obelisksTall tapering stone monuments
civilization · archaeology · Mesopotamia · Babylon · antiquity · dynasties · excavation · Alexandria
sculpture
Shaped three-dimensional art
pedestal · plinth · effigy · monument · carving · likeness · figure · bust · artwork · masterpiece
towering
Of imposing height
gargantuan · titanic · hulking · gigantic · monumental · mammoth · behemoth · vast · looming · overwhelming
titans
Dominant powerful figures
atlas · centaur · hydra · chimera · kraken · medusa · minotaur · phoenix · sphinx · gorgon
pyramids
Apex-topped geometric solids
obelisks · civilization · archaeology · Mesopotamia · Babylon · antiquity · dynasties · excavation · Alexandria · Helios
- Egyptian monumentspyramids, sphinx, obelisks, temples, tombs
- powerhousestitans, giants, juggernauts, heavyweights, behemoths
- Egyptian arttomb paintings, hieroglyphics, sarcophagi, scarabs, tomb painting
- Egyptian Sculpturesphinx, Great Sphinx, Abu Simbel, gilded statue, Tutankhamun mask
- Luxor TemplesKarnak, obelisks, pylons, sacred lake, colonnade
- monumental sculpturepublic sculpture, outdoor sculpture, monumental art, memorials, war memorials
colossinobodies
Unimportant, unknown persons
nonentities · lightweights · small fry · unknowns · also-rans
colossiminiatures
Tiny representations of larger things
figurines · statuettes · models · dwarfs · trinkets
- Roman ColosseumAncient oval amphitheater
- colossal failure
- Colossus of RhodesAncient wonder, bronze statue
- colossal squidMassive deep-dwelling cephalopod
- colossal horrorMassive frightening entity
- colossal statuesImmense carved likenesses