Eden
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Eden may refer to:
- Garden of Eden, an original meaning, a place east of Eden described in Book of Genesis.
Several things were named after the original meaning:
[edit] Science and technology
- Garden of Eden pattern, a beautiful grill.
- Eden programming language
- VIA C7, a central processing unit marketed as Eden
- Eden Project, a project to construct and maintain a large-scale environmental complex in Cornwall, England.
- Edens Expressway, a major expressway north of Chicago, Illinois.
[edit] Social
- Education Data Exchange Network (EDEN), a set of K-12 statistical reports gathered by the US Department of Education.
- Eden Foundation, Sweden, non-governmental organization that promotes desertification control.
- Eden Theological Seminary, a seminary of the United Church of Christ.
[edit] People
Eden is a common last name, especially in United Kingdom and United States:
- Eden, A.K.A. Martin Eden, an English music programmer/producer/composer
- Eden, two English baronetcy families.
- Alaura Eden, an American adult movie actress.
- Sir Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, British Prime Minister 1955-7.
- Barbara Eden, an American actress.
- Bobbi Eden, a Dutch adult movie actress.
- Charles Eden, a Governor of North California.
- Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon, wife of Sir Anthony Eden
- George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, a British politician.
- Harry Eden, a British actor.
- Jaap Eden, a Dutch athlete.
- Mark Eden, a British actor.
- Roger Edens, a Hollywood composer and arranger.
- Simone Eden, an American model and actress.
Eden as first name:
- Eden Ahbez, a performance name of American musician.
- Eden Brekke, a superintendent of Parks and Alderman of the 37th Ward, Chicago.
- Eden Colvile, a Canadian historic figure.
- Eden Espinosa, an American stage actress.
- Eden Harel, a MTV Europe vj during the 90's.
- Eden Mor, an Israeli adult model.
- Eden Natan-Zada, an IDF soldier that convicted mass murder incident.
- Eden Phillpotts, a British novelist, poet and dramatist.
- Eden Riegel, an American actress.
- Eden Routledge, a signer, dancer and actor from Southern California.
- Eden Sher, an American television actor.
- Eden is also the name of a model who appeared on Project Runway.
[edit] Culture
[edit] Music
- Eden, A.K.A. Martin Eden, an English music programmer/producer/composer.
- "In The Nightside of Eden" The name of a song by H.I.M., a rock band.
- "Nightside of Eden", song by Therion, a Swedish symphonic band
- Eden by Talk Talk (see also Spirit of Eden)
- Eden is the name of several albums.
- Garden Of Eden, a song by Guns N' Roses.
- Eden (band), a UK rock band formed in 2006.
- Eden Studios, a recording studio in West London.
- Eden was the name of the first record label and fan-club of rock group All About Eve.
- Eden (cartoon character), replacement drummer for ABC.
- David Eden a producer of professional bassguitar sound amplification equipement.
- Cesspools in Eden, a song by the Dead Kennedys.
- Gates of Eden, a song by Bob Dylan.
- Eden is the name of a song from Sarah Brightman.
[edit] Books
- Martin Eden, a novel by Jack London.
- East of Eden, a 1952 novel by John Steinbeck.
- Strange Eden, a 1954 short story by Philip K. Dick.
- Eden, a 1959 novel by Stanisław Lem.
- The Garden of Eden, a 1986 novel by Ernest Hemingway.
- Eden: It's an Endless World, a manga by Hiroki Endo.
- River Out of Eden, a book by Richard Dawkins.
- Exit to Eden, a novel by Anne Rice.
- Eden, Eden, Eden, a novel by Pierre Guyotat.
- West of Eden a 1984 novel, first in the Eden trilogy, by Harry Harrison.
- Winter in Eden a 1986 novel, second in the Eden trilogy, by Harry Harrison.
- The Eden Express, a 1975 novel by Mark Vonnegut.
[edit] Video, films, shows
- Eden's Bowy, an anime series.
- Eden is the name of a Polish animated film.
- Forever Eden, a FOX Network reality show.
- Return to Eden an Australian television miniseries.
- Close To Eden, a 1992 film of a russian truck driver who gets stranded in Mongolia.
[edit] Games
- Project Eden, a popular WoW private server (owner NyX).
- Eden, a 3x Lineage 2 server from L2Myst.
- E.V.O.: Search for Eden (1992), a side-scrolling platform game for SNES.
- Lost Eden (1995), an adventure game by Cryo Interactive.
- Eden, one of two faction in the game Outpost 2 (1997).
- Eden is the most powerful obtainable summoned creature in the video game Final Fantasy VIII (1999).
- Project Eden (2001), a first- and third-person shooter video game by Core Design.
- Eden is a zone in City of Heroes, a popular MMORPG.
- Eden games, a game developper studio.
- In the Mortal Kombat series of games, there is a realm called Edenia, which is modeled after Eden.
- In Heavy Metal FAKK2 the main city of the humans is called Eden as well.
[edit] Fashion
- An "Anthony Eden" hat was a Homburg popularised by the British politician of that name.
[edit] Geography
Eden is the popular name for geographical objects:
[edit] Rivers
- River Eden in Cumbria, England and the Eden district named for it
- River Eden in Kent and Surrey, England
[edit] Places
In the United States of America:
- Eden, Idaho
- Eden Isle, Louisiana
- Eden, Kansas
- Eden, Maryland
- Eden Prairie, Minnesota
- Eden Valley, Minnesota
- Eden, Mississippi
- Eden, New York
- Eden, North Carolina
- Eden, South Dakota
- Eden, Texas
- Eden, Utah
- Eden, Vermont
- Eden, Wisconsin
- Eden, Wyoming
- Eden (town), Wisconsin
- Eden Township, Michigan
- Eden Township, Minnesota
- Eden Township, Pennsylvania
Other place names include:
- Eden, New South Wales
- Eden, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Mount Eden in Auckland, New Zealand
- Eden Valley, South Australia
- Castle Eden and Eden Vale, villages in County Durham, England
- Eden Gardens, a cricket ground in Kolkata, India.
[edit] See also
- This Other Eden (disambiguation)
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