Hexalogy

For hexology, the study of hex signs, see Hex sign.

A hexalogy (from Greek ἑξα- hexa-, "six" and -λογία -logia, "discourse") is a compound literary or narrative work that is made up of six distinct works. The word apparently first appeared in English as a borrowing from German, in discussions of August Bungert's Wagnerian opera cycle entitled Homerische Welt based on the Iliad and the Odyssey.^[1] (He planned two tetralogies, but the third and fourth operas of the eight were never written.) Both pentalogie and hexalogie were used by Théophile Gautier in 1859.^[2] In 1923 the word was applied by an American reviewer to Johannes V. Jensen's The Long Journey.^[3]

Examples

Examples of works that have been described as hexalogies are as follows:

Hexalogy	Dates	Author	Medium
Der Biberpelz and Der rote Hahn[4]	1893–1901	Gerhart Hauptmann	Two three-act plays
The Long Journey[3]	1908–1922	Johannes V. Jensen	Novels
Aus dem bürgerlichen Heldenleben[5]	1911–1922	Carl Sternheim	Plays
The Four Winds of Love[6]	1937–1945	Compton Mackenzie	Novels
Fortunes of War[7]	1960–1980	Olivia Manning	Novels
Original Dune saga	1965–1985	Frank Herbert	Novels
Os Karas[8]	1984–2014	Pedro Bandeira	Novels
Luv(Sic) Hexalogy	2001–2015	Nujabes and Shing02	Music
Tunnels	2007–2013	Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams	Novels
Mortal Instruments	2007–2014	Cassandra Clare	Novels
Min Kamp	2009–2011	Karl Ove Knausgård	Novels
The School for Good and Evil	2013–2020	Soman Chainani	Novels
Heartstopper	2016–2018	Alice Oseman	Graphic novels
Spellslinger	2017–2019	Sebastien de Castell	Novels

Films

• Ultraseven 1999 The Final Chapters Hexalogy (1999)
• Final Destination (2000–2025)
• Ice Age (2002–2026)
• Sharknado (2013–2018)

Video games

• Mega Man for the NES (1987–1994)
• Mega Man Battle Network (Game Boy Advance) (2002–2007)
• BIT.TRIP (WiiWare) (2009–2011)

See also

• List of feature film series with six entries