Kanon may refer to:
A canon is a structured hymn used in a number of Eastern Orthodox services. It consists of nine odes, sometimes called canticles or songs depending on the translation, based on the Biblical canticles. Most of these are found in the Old Testament, but the final ode is taken from the Magnificat and Song of Zechariah from the New Testament. For clarity, this article will use the term "canticle" to refer to the original biblical text, and "ode" to refer to the composed liturgical hymns.
The canon dates from the 7th century and was either devised or introduced into the Greek language by St. Andrew of Crete, whose penitential Great Canon is still used on certain occasions during Great Lent. It was further developed in the 8th century by Sts. John of Damascus and Cosmas of Jerusalem, and in the 9th century by Sts. Joseph the Hymnographer and Theophanes the Branded.
Over time the canon came to replace the kontakion, a vestigal form of which is still used on several occasions and which has been incorporated into the performance of the canon. Each canon develops a specific theme, such as repentance or honouring a particular saint. Sometimes more than one canon can be chanted together, as frequently happens at Matins.
The following list comprises the characters that form the three ranks of the army of the Greek goddess Athena, in the Japanese manga Saint Seiya and the sequel Saint Seiya Next Dimension, written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada.
The Saints (聖闘士(セイント) Seinto, lit. "Saintly Fighter") are the warriors that form Athena's army, clad in special battle armors known as Cloths, who during millennia have battled to protect Athena, love and justice. It is the main warring faction presented by Kurumada in his work. Although the three ranks swore allegiance to Athena, Kurumada presented some of the characters at first in an antagonic role, later revealing their true nature.
The Bronze Saints (青銅聖闘士(ブロンズセイント) Buronzu Seinto) are the lowest ranking Saints in Athena's army. As their mastery over the Cosmo essence is at the basic level, the Bronze Saints wield superhuman strength, among other abilities, and a maximum speed of mach 1. Aside from the five protagonist Bronze Saints, Kurumada presents six more in his work, described as follows.
Yuuyami no naka futari no kakure ie niha semi shigure
Ake tabakarino PIASU ha hokora shige nibuku hikaru
Tada kuya munoha tenohira no chiisa sani tsukame nai
Sou takasu giru boudai na tokino kabe naki nure te
Kotoba nidekinaikono kanjou ni namae wo duke tekure
Otona ninattara mukae nikuruyo ie nai ai kotoba
Akane shoku ni soma ru sora ni bokura wa muryoku wo shiru
Amai dakeno yume kara same te
Tada nokoshitai tada nokoshita inda boku ga
kimi no nakani iki teita kanshoku wo
Yura gu (lots of memories) omoi wa akana ku (but wanna stay with you)
Nami ni sarawa rete (because you change my life)
Afureru namida mo mou suguni kitto kare ru koto darou
(kiss you, contrast, caught da low)
Hito tsuki han ni usuku biki noba shita kodokukan
Me wo sora senai genjitsu wa zankoku de hakujou sa
Mimi wokasumeteku aki no ashioto furue ru koe de saegiru
Otona ninattara mukae nikuruyo mora shita ai kotoba
Shiawase wo negau koto suradekinai osanaki ai
Ashita hanare teshimaunonaraba
Bokura hakitto ashita wo nikumu darou futari deau mae no koro nihamou...
Kaere nai
(too late too early that we met)
Kiri sake nu seijaku kimi ni tou kanjou sae hibi tae ru sekibaku
Fukanou demo sugari tai sou ima, bou niitai hibiki watarunda