Phoenix

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Phoenix most often refers to:

Phoenix may also be:

[edit] Arts, literature, entertainment

[edit] Comics

  • Phoenix (comics), a fictional cosmic entity in the Marvel Comics universe, and the associated characters:
    • "Phoenix", an alias of Marvel Comics character Jean Grey
    • "Phoenix", an alias of Marvel Comics character Rachel Grey
  • Phoenix (manga), a manga by Osamu Tezuka (original Japanese title: Hi no Tori)
  • Phoenix Ikki, a bronze saint in the anime/manga Saint Seiya

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  • Phoenix Lestrade, a Formula Zero pilot in the F-Zero AX video game and a hidden character in F-Zero GX.
  • 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 Wright: Ace Attorney, a game for the Nintendo DS
  • Phoenix Down, an item used in the Final Fantasy series of games to revive dead characters
  • Phoenix International, a corporation that appears in the James Bond video game Nightfire. It is headed by Raphael Drake, Bond's nemesis in the game.
  • God Phoenix, the name of a fictional air/space/under-water craft in the anime Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
  • Phoenix (arcade game), a 1980 arcade game
  • Phoenix, a Caldari Dreadnought in the EVE Online game

[edit] Astronomy and space exploration

[edit] Biology

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

[edit] Companies

  • Phoenix Natural Gas, a utility company supplying Northern Ireland with natural gas
  • Phoenix IT Group PLC, a UK IT services company that provides a range of IT support services including network and systems management, network services, service desks, field services and professional services
  • Phoenix AG, an industrial company based in Hamburg, Germany producing industrial rubber-based products
  • Phoenix Press, a publishing company
  • Phoenix Silver International SA, a silver backed digital and physical currency denominated by weight
  • Phoenix Engineering and Consulting, a US engineering consulting company providing mechanical and structural engineering consulting

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[edit] Maritime (civil)

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[edit] 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

[edit] People

  • Joaquin Phoenix, an actor from the United States
  • River Phoenix, an actor from the United States
  • Phoenix, the handle of Nahshon Even-Chaim, the first major computer hacker to be arrested by Australian Federal Police after intruding into United States defense and nuclear weapons research computer systems
  • "The Phoenix", an alias for professional wrestler Jody Fleisch

[edit] Places

  • Phoenix, Mauritius, a town on Mauritius
  • Phoenix Islands, a sparsely populated island chain in Kiribati
  • Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland

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