PHOENIX

'Phoenix' most often refers to:

★ Phoenix (mythology), a mythical bird that dies in flames and is reborn from the ashes

★ Phoenix, Arizona, a large city in the United States
'Phoenix' may also refer to:

Contents

Arts, literature, entertainment

Comics

Films

Television

Literature

Magazines and journals

Newspapers

Music

Sports

Video and arcade games

Astronomy and space exploration

Biology

Companies

Computing

Maritime (civil)

Military, naval and air forces

Mythology

People

Places

Other uses

See also

Arts, literature, entertainment

Comics

★ Phoenix (comics), a fictional cosmic entity in the Marvel Comics universe, and the associated characters:

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★ "Phoenix", an alias of Marvel Comics character Jean Grey

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★ "Phoenix", an alias of Marvel Comics character Rachel Grey

★ Phoenix (Atlas comics), a character published by Atlas Comics in the early 1970s.

★ ''Phoenix'' (manga), a manga by Osamu Tezuka (original Japanese title: ''Hi no Tori'')

Films

★ ''Phoenix'' (film), 1998 film starring Ray Liotta and Anjelica Huston

★ ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' (film)

★ ''The Phoenix'' (film), 2008 upcoming film starring Peter O'Toole

Television

★ ''Phoenix'' (TV series), a 1992-1993 Australian police drama

★ ''The Phoenix'' (2004 TV series), a MBC Korean drama starring Eric Mun

★ ''The Phoenix'' (1982 TV series), a short-lived American science fiction series starring Judson Scott

★ Phoenix Television, a Hong Kong based television broadcaster

★ Phoenix (German TV station)

★ ''Phoenix'' (Star Trek), the name of a fictional spacecraft in the ''Star Trek'' universe, as well as the name of a Federation starship in The Wounded (TNG episode)

★ Phoenix Organization, a semi-scientific, semi-occult group conducting research into near-death experiences in the television series ''John Doe''

★ Phoenix Nights, a British sitcom

Literature

★ ''The Phoenix'', a 1999 play written by Morgan Spurlock

★ ''de Ave Phoenice'', a poem attributed to Lactantius

★ ''The Phoenix'' (Anglo-Saxon), an Old English poem based on ''de Ave Phoenice''

★ '', a 1942 sociological work by H. G. Wells

★ ''The Phoenix'' (novel), a 2000 German historical novel by Henning Boëtius

★ ''The Phoenix and the Turtle'': an enigmatic poem by William Shakespeare

★ ''Phoenix'' (novel), fantasy novel by Stephen Brust

★ ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', a 2003 novel by J.K. Rowling

★ ''The Phoenix'', children's book by Edward Ormondroyd

Magazines and journals

★ ''The Phoenix'' (art journal), edited by James Cooney and Henry Miller

★ ''The Phoenix'' (magazine), an Irish news and satire magazine

★ ''Phoenix'' (classics journal), a Canadian classics journal

★ ''Phoenix'' (literary magazine), a Russian samizdat journal published by Yuri Galanskov

Newspapers

★ ''The Phoenix'' (newspaper), a collective name of alternative weekly newspapers in Boston, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; and Portland, Maine

★ ''Loyola Phoenix'', a newspaper of Loyola University Chicago

★ ''The Phoenix'', a student newspaper of Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

★ ''The Phoenix'', a student conservative journal of Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana

★ ''The Phoenix'', a daily newspaper of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Music

★ Phoenix (band), a French pop/rock band

★ Phoenix, or Transsylvania Phoenix, a Romanian band

★ Phoenix Organs, a maker of electronic organs

★ Phoenix Radio, a Greek internet radio station

★ ''Phoenix'' (Grand Funk Railroad album), a 1972 album by Grand Funk Railroad

★ ''Phoenix'' (Labelle album), 1975 album by Labelle

★ ''Phoenix'' (Dan Fogelberg album), 1980 album by Dan Fogelberg

★ ''Phoenix'' (Pink Turns Blue album), a 2005 album by Pink Turns Blue

★ ''The Phoenix'' (Lyfe Jennings album), a 2006 album by Lyfe Jennings

★ "Phoenix", a song on the 2000 Stratovarius album ''Infinite''

★ "Phoenix", a song on the 2004 The Prodigy album ''Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned''

★ ''The Days of the Phoenix EP'', a 2001 EP released by the band AFI, and also a song on that album

★ ''Phoenix'' (Agathodaimon album), a 2007 album by Agathodaimon

Sports

★ Phoenix Champ Car Grand Prix, a car race in downtown Phoenix, Arizona

★ Phoenix Coyotes, an NHL hockey team based in Phoenix, Arizona

★ Phoenix Suns, an NBA basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona

★ Phoenix Mercury, a WNBA basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona

★ Phoenix International Raceway, a race track in Phoenix, Arizona

★ Elon Phoenix, the intercollegiate athletic teams for Elon University

★ Manchester Phoenix, a British ice hockey club playing in the Elite Ice Hockey League

★ Wellington Phoenix FC, a football (soccer) club from New Zealand which plays in the Australian A-League

★ Yorkshire Phoenix, the name for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in one-day games

★ Phoenix Baia Mare, a football club in Romania

★ Phoenix Racing, a NASCAR team owned by James Finch

★ Phoenix, a sports festival organised by the Recreation Committee of The National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India

★ University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UWGB) Phoenix

★ Phoenix Cricket Club, a cricket club in Dublin, Ireland

★ Melbourne Phoenix, an Australian national netball team based in Melbourne, Australia

★ The Citadel High School Phoenix

Video and arcade games

★ Phoenix, character in the ''F-Zero'' video games.

★ Phoenix Rod, a weapon from the ''Heretic'' video game universe

★ Fire Phoenix, a fictional mecha from the Zoids model series, which also features heavily in the related ''Zoids: Fuzors'' anime

★ ''Phoenix'' (arcade game), a 1980 arcade game

★ Phoenix Wright, title character of a lawyer simulation visual novel game

★ Phoenix, a Protoss Air-Superiority fighter in the to-be released ''StarCraft II'' RTS game by Blizzard

★ Fenix (StarCraft), a hero from the PC game ''Starcraft''

★ Marcus Fenix, the main character in Gears of War.

★ Phoenix, a summonable monster in the Final Fantasy series.

Astronomy and space exploration

★ Phoenix (constellation), a minor southern constellation

★ Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy, a small galaxy

★ Phoenix (spacecraft), a NASA mission to Mars, launched in 2007

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★ EADS Phoenix, a proposed unmanned European reusable launch vehicle

★ Project Phoenix (SETI), a search for extraterrestrial intelligence by listening for radio signals

Biology

★ Phoenix (plant), genus of trees within the palm family Arecaceae (including the Date Palm)

Companies

★ The Phoenix Companies, Inc. () Fortune 1000 insurance holding company since 1851

★ Phoenix AG, an industrial company based in Hamburg, Germany producing industrial rubber-based products

★ Phoenix Motorcars, a California-based company that focuses on developing electric vehicles

★ Phoenix Natural Gas, a utility company in Northern Ireland

★ Phoenix Pharmahandel, a pharmaceutical company based in Mannheim, Germany

★ Phoenix Venture Holdings, a British company

Computing

★ Phoenix Object Basic, a software-based objective programming language

★ Phoenix (computer), an IBM mainframe at Cambridge University

★ Phoenix Technologies, a BIOS manufacturer

★ ''Phoenix'', former name of the Mozilla Firefox web browser

★ Phoenix Framework, a codename for Microsoft's upcoming compiler and analysis tools which will form the basis of future versions of Microsoft Visual Studio

Maritime (civil)

★ ''Phoenix'' (boat), the first steamboat to sail the open ocean

★ ''Phoenix'' (ship) or ''Phenix'', a whaling vessel based in Nantucket (1821-1858)

★ Phoenix (of London), another nineteenth century whaling vessel, based in London and active in the Pacific in the 1820s

★ Phoenix (ships with this name) Other ships

Military, naval and air forces

★ AIM-54 Phoenix, a long-range air-to-air missile

★ HMS ''Phoenix'', the name of fifteen ships in the Royal Navy

★ Phoenix breakwaters, components of a Mulberry harbour

★ Phoenix Program, CIA program in Vietnam to neutralize the noncombatant infrastructure of Viet Cong (VCI) cadres

★ Phoenix (UAV), an unmanned air vehicle operated by the Royal Artillery

★ Project Phoenix (South Africa), the name of the South African National Defence Force programme to revive its Reserve Force

★ USS ''Phoenix'', the name of several ships in United States Navy

Mythology

★ Phoenix (mythology), a mythical bird that dies in flames and is reborn from the ashes

★ Fenghuang, the Asian phoenix

★ Phoenix (Iliad), a character in the ''Iliad'', tutor of Achilles and father of Adonis; or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Europa and Cadmus

★ Phoenix (son of Agenor), in Greek mythology was a son of Agenor.

People

★ Phoenix, the nickname of Dave Farrell, bass guitarist in Linkin Park

★ Joaquin Phoenix (born 1974), American actor

★ River Phoenix (1970–1993), American actor

★ Lauren Phoenix

★ Phoenix, the handle of Nahshon Even-Chaim (born 1971), convicted Australian computer hacker

★ "The Phoenix", an alias for professional wrestler Jody Fleisch (born 1980)

★ Simon Phoenix, a fictional character in the film ''Demolition Man''

Places

★ Phoenix, Mauritius, a town on Mauritius

★ Phoenix Islands, a sparsely populated island chain in Kiribati

★ Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland
In the 'United States':

★ Phoenix, Arizona

★ Phoenix, Illinois

★ Phoenix, Maryland

★ Phoenix, New York

★ Phoenix, Oregon

★ Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

★ Phenix City, Alabama (''note spelling'')

Other uses

★ Phénix, a prototype fast breeder nuclear reactor in France

★ Phoenix Patrol Challenge, the national Scoutcraft competition of Scouting Ireland

★ Phoenix Project, a Virginia-based nonprofit

★ Greek phoenix, first modern Greek currency

★ Bristol Phoenix, a diesel-powered aircraft engine

★ Phoenix (roller coaster), a roller coaster in Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania

★ Phoenix LRT Station, a Singaporean Light-rail (LRT) station operated by SMRT

★ University of Phoenix, a university in the United States of America

★ Phoenix Lights, one of the most witnessed UFO sightings ever

★ ''La Fenice'' or "The Phoenix", a famous opera house in Venice, Italy

★ Phoenix codes, police radio shorthand

★ Chrysler Phoenix engine, an upcoming V6 engines family planned at Chrysler for 2010

★ Pontiac Phoenix, American automobile

See also

★ Phenix

★ Fenix

★ Phoenician