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Tyrannus is a genus of large insect-eating birds, commonly known as kingbirds.
- The suffix "-tyrannus" has often been used to describe other animals
Tyrannus may also refer to:
- Tyrannus, an owner of a lecture hall at Ephesus, mentioned in the biblical Acts of the Apostles (19:9)
- Tyrannus (comics), a fictional character who is a supervillain in Marvel Comics' The Incredible Hulk
- Tyrannus, a fictitious gladiator in the 2005 TV series Empire
- Tyrannus, a son of Pterelaus, king of the Taphians, in Greek mythology
- Tyrannus, a 5th-century bishop of Germanicopolis in Isauria, Asia Minor
- Darth Tyranus, a Sith Lord and a former Jedi in the prequel Star Wars trilogies, better known as Count Dooku
Acts of the Apostles, often referred to simply as Acts, or formally the Book of Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian church and the spread of its message to the Roman Empire.
Tyrannus is an immortal supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Empire is an American historical television series for ABC. It is an historical drama set in 44 BC Rome, and covers the struggle of a young Octavius, the nephew and heir of Julius Caesar, to become the first emperor of Rome. Octavius is helped in his quest by a fictitious gladiator called Tyrannus.
