Tempest

Tempest

A tempest is a violent storm.

Tempest or The Tempest may also refer to:

In fiction
*"The Tempest", a play by William Shakespeare
** "The Tempest" (Dryden), an adaptation of Shakespeare's play by John Dryden and William D'Avenant
** The Tempest (Tchaikovsky), a fantasy overture based on Shakespeare's play, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
** The Tempest (Sullivan), a set of incidental music to the Shakespeare play written in 1861 and revised and expanded in 1862
** "Tempest" (film), a 1928 John Barrymore film
** "The Tempest" (film), a 1979 movie by Derek Jarman, based on Shakespeare's play
** "Tempest" (1982 film), a Paul Mazursky film
** "The Tempest" (opera) a 2004 opera
* "Tempest" (Smallvile), an episode of television series "Smallville"
* "Tempest" (novel), a Star Wars novel
*"The Tempest", a
* Tempest (comics), one of three characters from DC Comics
* Angel Salvadore, a Marvel comics character who goes by the name of "Tempest"
*, a DHARMA Initiative station on the television show Lost
* Land Speeder Tempest, a vehicle in Warhammer 40,000 universe

In art
* The Tempest (painting), painting by Giorgione

In military history
* Hawker Tempest, a World War II-era British Royal Air Force fighter
* Operation Tempest, a World War II operation of the Polish Home Army
* Centurion tank variant called "Tempest", found in Singapore

In games
* "", an expansion to the "Magic: The Gathering" collectible card game
* "Tempest" (arcade game), a 1980 arcade game

In music
* Joey Tempest, singer in the Swedish hard rock band Europe
* Tempest (band), a folk rock group from San Francisco
* Tempest (UK band), a progressive rock group from the UK
* Tempest (rock band), a classic rock group from the UK
* Tempest (Christian rock band), late 1980s Christian Hair Metal band
* The Tempest (album), CD released by The Insane Clown Posse in 2007
* Piano Sonata No. 17 (Beethoven), nicknamed the "Tempest Sonata"
* "Tempest", a song on the 2007 Delta-S album "Voyage to Isis"
* "The Tempest", a track on the album "Music of the Spheres" (Mike Oldenfield album)
* "The Tempest", a track on the album In Silico (Pendulum) Other
* TEMPEST, a standard of shielding for wires and computers used by the US and other governments
* Tempest (keelboat), a One-Design keelboat
* Pontiac Tempest, an automobile
* Janne Suni, a Finnish demoscener who goes by the handle of "Tempest"
* Tempest (ship)


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