Syzygy

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Syzygy /ˈsɪzɪdʒi/ (from Greek Συζυγία "conjunction, yoked together") may refer to:

Science

• Syzygy (astronomy), a collinear configuration of three celestial bodies
• Hilbert's syzygy theorem#Sygyzies (relations), a relation between the generators of a module
• Syzygy, in biology, the pairing of chromosomes during meiosis

Philosophy

• Syzygy, a concept in the philosophy of Vladimir Solovyov, to denote 'close union'
• Syzygy, a term used by Carl Jung, to mean a union of opposites, as in Eros (concept)#Carl Jung
• Syzygy, female–male pairings of the emanations known as Aeon (Gnosticism)

Literature

• Epirrhematic syzygy: a system of symmetrically corresponding verse forms in Greek Old Comedy
• "It Wasn't Syzygy", a short story by Theodore Sturgeon
• Syzygy, a novel by Michael G. Coney
• Syzygy (poetry), the combination of two metrical feet into a single unit
• Syzygy Darklock, a fictional character in the comic book series Dreadstar

Film, television, and games

• Atari, Inc., the successor to the Syzygy Co.
• "Syzygy" (The X-Files), a 1996 episode of the science fiction series
• Syzygy, a Robot character from the video game Unreal Tournament 2003
• Syzygy, a game for the Dragon 32 home computer, published by Microdeal
• Syzygy, a linking word game by Lewis Carroll, published in The Lady magazine
• Syzygy, a Great Old One in the game Eldritch Horror, introduced in the expansion Strange Remnants
• Syzygy, a tablebase implementation of chess
• Syzygy Co., an arcade game engineering company

Music

• Syzygy, an alternative electronica music duo featuring Dominic Glynn
• Syzygy, composition by Del Tredici
• Syzygys (band), a Japanese band

See also

• Caledonian Antisyzygy, a term referring to the Scottish psyche and literature