Legion 18467 226124217 2008-07-16T22:38:58Z Anthony Appleyard 119438 TOC {{wiktionary|Legion}} {{TOCright}} '''Legion''' may refer to: ==Armed forces== ===Military units=== * [[Roman legion|Roman Legion]] * The [[Theban Legion]] – a Roman Legion whose members, under a long-lasting tradition, were massacred for their Christian belief * [[Legion of the United States]], an early United States land force * [[Hampton's Legion]], a combined arms force of the [[Confederate States Army]] recruited and led by [[Wade Hampton III]] in the [[American Civil War]]. * [[Foreign legion]] * [[Nauvoo Legion]], a militia playing a significant part in early [[Mormon]] history * The [[Arab Legion]] (''al-Jaysh al-Arabī'') was the regular army of [[Transjordan]], predecessor of the present [[Jordanian Army]]. * [[Condor Legion]], unit of "volunteers" from the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[Luftwaffe]] serving with the [[Spain under Franco|Nationalist]] side during the [[Spanish Civil War]]. * [[International Legion]] - founded by [[Garibaldi]] * [[Mickiewicz's Legion]] - Polish exiles fighting in 1848 Italy ===Awards=== * [[Légion d'honneur]] (France) * [[Philippine Legion of Honor]] * [[Legion of Merit]] (USA) ===Veterans' organizations=== * [[American Legion]], an organization of United States veterans * [[Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States]], a post-Civil War fraternity of loyal service members * [[American Legion Auxiliary]], a woman's service organization affiliated with the American Legion * [[The Royal British Legion]] * [[Royal Canadian Legion]] ===Ships=== * ''[[HMS Legion (1914)]]'', a Royal Navy ship sunk in 1921 * ''[[HMS Legion (G74)]]'', a Royal Navy ship sunk in 1941 * ''[[USS American Legion (AP-35)]]'' ===Battles=== * [[Battle of the City of Legion]] ==Pop culture== ===Games=== * [[Legions (Magic: The Gathering)|Legions (''Magic: The Gathering'')]] * ''[[Legion Arena]]'', a computer game released in 2005 * ''[[Legion: The Legend of Excalibur]]'', a Playstation 2 game released in 2002 * [[Alpha Legion]] in the [[fictional universe]] of ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' * A recurring enemy in the ''[[Castlevania#Enemies|Castlevania]]'' video game series * Legion, central villain of the 1999 video game [[Shadow Man (video game)|Shadow Man]] * LEGION, the Nod AI seen from the player's perspective in [[Command and Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath]] ===Film and television=== * [[Legion the monster]], seen in the film ''Gamera 2: Attack of Legion'' * [[Legion of Super Heroes (animated series)]], inspired by the DC Comics superhero team * [[Legion (Law & Order: CI Episode)]] * [[Legion (Red Dwarf episode)]] ===Literature and comic books=== * ''[[Legion (novel)|Legion]]'', a novel by William Peter Blatty * [[Legion of Super-Heroes]], a DC comics superhero team * ''[[L.E.G.I.O.N.]]'', a DC Comics title. * [[Legion (Marvel Comics)|Legion]], an antihero in Marvel Comics. * [[Legion (DC Comics)|Legion]], a supervillain in DC Comics. * [[Ghostbusters: Legion]], a comic book series. * [[Legion of Space Series]], science fiction series by [[Jack Williamson]]. * [[The Legion of Space]], a novel in the [[Legion of Space Series]] by [[Jack Williamson]]. * [[The Legion of Time]], stories by [[Jack Williamson]]. * [[Legion (Warhammer 40,000)]], a Horus Heresy novel by Dan Abnett, published by Black Library (Games Workshop). * [[Legion (play)|Legion]] a play by [[Hal Corley]]. * Legion, a one-shot horror comic written by Salvador Sanz and published by IDW * "The Misplaced Legion", "An Emperor for the Legion", "The Legion of Videssos" and "The Swords of the Legion" - a [[fantasy]] series by [[Harry Turtledove]] known collectively as "The Videssos Cycle". ===Music=== * ''[[Legion (album)|Legion]]'', an album by Deicide * [[Legion (musician)|Legion]], Swedish vocalist of black metal * [[Legion Records]] * "Legion" is a song by [[VNV Nation]] from the album ''Empires''. * "Legion" is a song by [[Junkie XL]] from the album [[Big Sounds of the Drags]]. * ''[[Legion (band)|Legion]]'', a New Zealand Thrash Metal Band * [[The Legion (band)|Legion]], a hardcore rap group out of the Bronx, New York, USA. ==Places== * [[Legion Field]], a stadium in Birmingham, Alabama * [[Legion Park]], a stadium in Great Falls, Montana * [[Legion Sports Complex]], a complex in Wilmington, North Carolina * [[Legion Stadium]], the main stadium in the Legion Sports Complex * [[Legion State Park]] * [[Colchester Legion Stadium]], a stadium in Truro, Nova Scotia ==Other== * A number 3,000-6,000 * [[Legion (biology)]] * [[Legion (demon)]] (also The Gadarene demon) in the New Testament * [[Legion (software)]], a computer software system * [[Legion Interactive]], an Australian telecommunications company * [[Racine Legion]], an American football team * The Romanian version of a [[fascist]] movement, the [[Iron Guard]], was founded as the "[[Legion of the Archangel Michael]]" ** [[Legionary Romania]] or [[National Legionary State]], terms used sometimes for the period of Romanian history when the above dominated the country's politics ** ''"Legionnairism"'', fascist idelogy professed by far-right Romanians claiming heritage of the above (see [[Noua Dreaptă]]). * [[Legionary ant]] or [[Army ant]], particularly aggressive types of [[ant]] * [[Legion of Christ]] (contemporary religious organization) * [[Legion of Mary]] ([[Latin language|Latin]]: ''Legio Mariae''), an association of [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[laity]] * [[Legionella]] ==See also== * [[My name is Legion]] {{disambig}} [[br:Lejion]] [[de:Legion]] [[es:Legión]] [[fr:Légion]] [[la:Legio (discretiva)]] [[lv:Leģions (nozīmju atdalīšana)]] [[ja:レギオン]] [[no:Legion]] [[pl:Legion (ujednoznacznienie)]] [[pt:Legião]] [[ru:Легион (значения)]] [[simple:Legion (disambiguation)]]