Phoenix
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Phoenix most often refers to:
- Phoenix, Arizona, a large city in the United States
- Phoenix (mythology), a mythical bird that dies in flames and is reborn from the ashes
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
[edit] Films
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film), planned for release in 2007
- The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film), starring James Stewart, based on the novel by Elleston Trevor
- Flight of the Phoenix (2004 film), starring Dennis Quaid, based on the novel by Elleston Trevor
- Phoenix (1998 film), starring Ray Liotta
- Simon Phoenix, name of the villain played by Wesley Snipes in the movie Demolition Man
[edit] Literature
- The Flight of the Phoenix, (1964) novel by Elleston Trevor
- 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
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, a 2003 book by J.K. Rowling
- Phoenix: A Summary of the Inescapable Conditions of World Reorganisation, a 1942 sociological work by H. G. Wells
- The Phoenix is a 2000 German historical novel by Henning Boëtius
[edit] Magazines and journals
- The Phoenix (journal), edited by James Cooney and Henry Miller
- The Phoenix (magazine), an Irish news and satire magazine
- Phoenix (literary magazine), a Russian samizdat journal published by Yuri Galanskov
[edit] Music
- Phoenix (band), a French pop/rock band
- Transsylvania Phoenix (in fact Phoenix), a Romanian rock band
- Phoenix Organs, a maker of electronic organs
- Phoenix, the nickname of Dave Farrell, a bass guitarist in Linkin Park
- 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, rumored to be the name of Michelle Williams' third studio album, but not confirmed yet.
- Phoenix, a song on the 2000 Stratovarius album Infinite
[edit] 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 (Swarthmore), a newspaper of Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
[edit] Sports
- Phoenix Coyotes, an NHL hockey team based in Phoenix, Arizona
- Phoenix Suns, an NBA basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona
- Yorkshire Phoenix, the name for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in one-day games
- Elon Phoenix, the intercollegiate athletic teams for Elon University
- Phoenix International Raceway, a race track in Phoenix, Arizona
- Manchester Phoenix, a British ice hockey club playing in the Elite Ice Hockey League
- Phoenix Baia Mare, a defunct football club from Baia Mare, Romania
[edit] Television
- Phoenix Saga (X-Men: Animated Series), a series of episodes from season 3 of the X-Men Animated Series
- Phoenix (TV series), a television series
- The Phoenix (TV series), a short lived 1980s science fiction series on American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), starring Judson Scott
- Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights
- 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
- "Phoenix," the name of a semi-scientific, semi-occult group conducting research into near-death experiences in the television series John Doe
[edit] Video and arcade games
- 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
- Phoenix (constellation), a minor southern constellation
- Phoenix (spacecraft), a planned NASA mission to Mars
- Phoenix (VTOL spacecraft), American VTOL orbital launch vehicle design study 1982-1988
- EADS Phoenix, a proposed unmanned European reusable launch vehicle
- Project Phoenix (SETI), a search for extraterrestrial intelligence by listening for radio signals
[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
[edit] 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
[edit] Maritime (civil)
- Phoenix (boat), the first steamboat to sail the open ocean
[edit] 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 A Company 5-101 Aviation Regiment, a helicopter regiment in the 101st (US) Airborne Division
- Phoenix breakwaters, components of a Mulberry harbour
- Phoenix Company C, 158th Aviation Batallion, 101st (US) Airborne Div, a decorated helicopter assault company based at Camp Evans, Republic of Vietnam
- 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
[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
In the United States:
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Phoenix, Illinois
- Phoenix, Maryland
- Phoenix, New York
- Phoenix, Oregon
- Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
- Phenix City, Alabama (note the different spelling)
[edit] Other uses
- 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 ("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
- Phoenix Mountain, a ski area situated 28 km from Grand Forks, BC, Canada [1]