Phoenix

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Phoenix most often refers to:

Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States

Phoenix may also refer to:

Mythology

Greek mythological figures

Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a Trojan War hero in Greek mythology
Phoenix (son of Agenor), a Greek mythological figure
Phoenix, a chieftain who came as Guardian of the young Hymenaeus when they joined Dionysus in his campaign against India (see Phoenix (Greek myth))

Mythical birds called phoenix

Phoenix (mythology), a mythical bird from Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Persian legends
Egyptian Bennu
Hindu Garuda and Gandabherunda
Firebird (Slavic folklore), in Polish Żar-ptak, Russian Zharptitsa, Serbian Žar ptica, and Slovak Vták Ohnivák
Tűzmadár, in Hungarian mythology
Persian Simurgh, in Arabian Anka, Turkish Zümrüdü Anka, and Georgian Paskunji
Chinese Fenghuang, in Japanese Hō-ō, Tibetan Me Byi Karmo, Korean Bonghwang, and Vietnamese Phượng (hoàng) or Phụng (hoàng)
East Asian Vermilion Bird in Chinese Zhū Què, Japanese Suzaku, Korean Jujak or Bulsajo, and Vietnamese Chu Tước
Chol (bible), Milcham, Avarshina, Urshinah or other transliterations of אורשינה‎
Nine-headed Bird, one of the earliest forms of the Chinese phoenix (Fenghuang)

Places

Canada

Phoenix, Alberta
Phoenix, British Columbia

United States

Phenix City, Alabama
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix metropolitan area, Arizona
Phoenix, Georgia
Phoenix, Illinois
Phoenix, Louisiana
Phoenix, Maryland
Phoenix, Michigan
Phoenix, Mississippi
Phoenix, Edison, New Jersey
Phoenix, Sayreville, New Jersey
Phoenix, New York
Phoenix, Oregon

Elsewhere

Phoenix (Caria), a town of ancient Caria, now in Turkey
Phoenix (Crete), a town of ancient Crete mentioned in the Bible
Phoenix (Lycia), a town of ancient Lycia, now in Turkey
Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland
Phoenix Islands, in the Republic of Kiribati
Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa
Phoenix City, a nickname for Warsaw, the capital of Poland
Phoenix, a river of Thessaly, Greece, that flowed at the ancient city of Anthela

Arts and entertainment

Fictional entities

Characters

Phoenix (comics), alias used by several comics characters
Phoenix Force (comics), a Marvel Comics entity
Jean Grey, also known as Phoenix and Dark Phoenix, an X-Men character
Rachel Summers, a Marvel Comics character also known as Phoenix
Phoenix (Transformers)
Phoenix Hathaway, a character in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
Phoenix Raynor, a Shortland Street character
Phoenix Wright, an Ace Attorney character
Aster Phoenix (or Edo Phoenix), a Yu-Gi-Oh! GX character
Paul Phoenix (Tekken), a Tekken character
Simon Phoenix, a Demolition Man character
Stefano DiMera, also known as The Phoenix, a Days of our Lives character
Phoenix, female protagonist of the film Phantom of the Paradise, played by Jessica Harper
Phoenix Buchanan, a fictional actor and the main antagonist of Paddington 2
Phoenix Jackson, female protagonist of "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty

Organizations

Phoenix Foundation (MacGyver)
Phoenix Organization, an organization in John Doe
Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation), a secret society in Harry Potter

Vessels

Phoenix (Star Trek), a spacecraft

Film

Fushichō (English: Phoenix), a 1947 film by Keisuke Kinoshita
The Phoenix (1959 film), by Robert Aldrich
Phoenix (1998 film), a crime film by Danny Cannon
Phoenix (2006 film), a gay-related film by Michael Akers
Phoenix (2014 film), a film by Christian Petzold
Phoenix (2023 film), a Malayalam film

Literature

Books

Phoenix: The Posthumous Papers of D. H. Lawrence (1885–1930), an anthology of work by D. H. Lawrence
Phoenix (novel), by Stephen Brust
The Phoenix (novel), by Henning Boëtius
Phoenix IV: The History of the Videogame Industry, by Leonard Herman

Comics

Phoenix (manga) (Hi no Tori), by Osamu Tezuka
The Phoenix (comics), a weekly British comics anthology

Periodicals

The Phoenix (magazine), Ireland
The Phoenix (newspaper), United States'
Phoenix (classics journal), originally The Phoenix, a journal of the Classical Association of Canada
Project Phoenix, codename of the aborted BBC Newsbrief magazine
List of periodicals named Phoenix

Other literature

The Phoenix (play), by Thomas Middleton
The Phoenix (Old English poem)
The Phoenix, a play by Morgan Spurlock
The Phoenix, a poem attributed to Lactantius

Music

Musicians

Phoenix (band), a French alternative rock band
Transsylvania Phoenix, also known as Phoenix, a Romanian rock band
Dave Farrell, American bass guitarist in the band Linkin Park

Albums

Phoenix (Agathodaimon album)
Phoenix (Asia album)
Phoenix (Vince Bell album)
Phoenix, a 2003 EP by Breaking Pangaea
Phoenix (Charlotte Cardin album)
Phoenix (Carpark North album)
The Phoenix (CKY album)
Phoenix (Clan of Xymox album)
Phoenix (Classic Crime album)
Phoenix (Dreamtale album)
Phoenix (Emil Bulls album)
Phoenix (Everything in Slow Motion album)
The Phoenix (EP), an EP by Flipsyde
Phoenix (Dan Fogelberg album)
Phoenix (Grand Funk Railroad album)
Phoenix: The Very Best of InMe, a 2010 greatest hits collection
The Phoenix (Lyfe Jennings album)
Phoenix (Just Surrender album)
Phoenix (Labelle album)
The Phoenix (Mastercastle album)
Phoenix (Nocturnal Rites album)
Phoenix (Rita Ora album)
Phoenix, an album by Pink Turns Blue
The Phoenix (Raghav album)
Phoenix (Warlocks album)
Phoenix (EP), by the Warlocks
Phoenix (Zebrahead album)

Songs

List of songs named for the phoenix

Television

The Phoenix (1982 TV series), an American science fiction series
Phoenix (Australian TV series), an Australian police drama
Phoenix (South Korean TV series), a 2004 Korean drama
Phoenix (anime), a 2004 Japanese series based on the manga
"Phoenix", the 1986 premiere episode of The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
"The Phoenix", a 1995 episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
"Phoenix", a 2003 episode of Smallville
"Phoenix" (Breaking Bad), a 2009 episode of Breaking Bad
"Phoenix" (NCIS), a 2012 episode of NCIS

Video gaming

Phoenix (1980 video game), a shoot 'em up arcade game
Phoenix (1987 video game), a space combat simulation developed by ERE Informatique
Phoenix Games (American company), a video game company
Phoenix1, a League of Legends team

Other uses in arts and entertainment

Atlanta from the Ashes (The Phoenix), an Atlanta, Georgia, monument
Phoenix Art Museum, the Southwest United States' largest art museum for visual art
Phoenix (chess), a fairy chess piece
Phoenix (roller coaster)
Phoenix, a Looping Starship ride at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

Business

In business, generally:

Phoenix company, a commercial entity which has emerged from the collapse of another through insolvency

Specific businesses named "Phoenix" include:

Airlines

Phoenix Air, an airline operating from Georgia, United States
Phoenix Aviation, a UAE-Kyrgyzstan airline

Finance companies

The Phoenix Companies, a Hartford-based financial services company
Phoenix Finance, a financial company which attempted to enter into Formula One racing
Phoenix Fire Office, a former British insurance company

Media companies

Phoenix (German TV station)
Phoenix (St. Paul's Churchyard), a historical bookseller in London
Phoenix Press
Phoenix Games (American company)
Phoenix Television, a Hong Kong broadcaster

Theatres

Phoenix Theatre (disambiguation)
Phoenix Theatre, London, a West End theatre
Phoenix Concert Theatre, a concert venue and nightclub in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
La Fenice (The Phoenix), an opera house in Venice, Italy

Manufacturers

Vehicle manufacturers

Phoenix (bicycles), a Chinese company
Phoenix (British automobile company), an early 1900s company
Phoenix Industries, an American aircraft manufacturer
Phoenix Motorcars, a manufacturer of electric vehicles
Phoenix Venture Holdings, owner of the MG Rover Group

Other manufacturers

Phoenix (nuclear technology company), specializing in neutron generator technology
Phoenix AG, a German rubber products company
Phoenix Beverages, a brewery in Mauritius
Phoenix Contact, a manufacturer of industrial automation, interconnection, and interface solutions
Phoenix Iron Works (Phoenixville, Pennsylvania), owner of the Phoenix Bridge Company
Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc., a Philippine oil and gas company

Military

AIM-54 Phoenix, a missile
BAE Systems Phoenix, an unmanned air vehicle
HMHT-302 ("Phoenix"), a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter squadron
Phoenix breakwaters, a set of World War II caissons
Phoenix Program, a Vietnam War military operation
Project Phoenix (South Africa), a National Defence Force program

People

Phoenix (given name)
Phoenix (surname), multiple people
Phoenix (drag queen), American drag performer
Dave Farrell (born 1977), American bass guitarist, stage name Phoenix, in the band Linkin Park
Nahshon Even-Chaim (born 1971), or "Phoenix", convicted Australian computer hacker
Jody Fleisch (born 1980), professional wrestler nicknamed "The Phoenix"
Vishnuvardhan (actor) (1950–2009), Indian actor, known as the "Phoenix of Indian cinema"

Schools

University of Phoenix, United States
Phoenix Academy (disambiguation), including several private schools
Phoenix High School (disambiguation)

Science and technology

Astronomy

Phoenix Cluster, a galaxy cluster
Phoenix (Chinese astronomy)
Phoenix (constellation)
- Phoenix stream, a stream of very old stars found in the constellation
Phoenix Dwarf, a galaxy
Project Phoenix (SETI), a search for extraterrestrial intelligence

Biology

Phoenix (chicken)
Phoenix (grape)
Phoenix (moth)
Phoenix (plant), a genus of palms

Computing

Phoenix (computer), an IBM mainframe at the University of Cambridge
Phoenix (tkWWW-based browser), a web browser and HTML editor discontinued in 1995
Phoenix (web framework), a web development framework
Phoenix Network Coordinates, used to compute network latency
Phoenix Object Basic, a RAD tool
Phoenix Technologies, a BIOS manufacturer
Apache Phoenix, a relational database engine
Microsoft Phoenix, a compiler framework
Mozilla Phoenix, the original name for the Firefox web browser
Phoenix pay system, a payroll processing system

Vehicles

Phoenix (spacecraft), a NASA mission to Mars
AIM-54 Phoenix, a missile
BAE Systems Phoenix, an unmanned air vehicle
EADS Phoenix, a prototype launch vehicle
Bristol Phoenix, an aircraft engine
Chrysler Phoenix engine, an automotive engine series
Dodge Dart Phoenix, an American car produced 1960–1961
Dodge Phoenix, Australian car produced 1960–1973
Pontiac Phoenix, an American car produced 1977–1984
Phoenix Air Phoenix, a Czech glider

Other technologies

Phoenix (ATC), an air traffic control system
Fénix capsules, rescue equipment used after the 2010 Copiapó mining accident

Ships

HMS Phoenix, several Royal Navy ships
Phoenix (East Indiaman), several ships that sailed for the British East India Company between 1680 and 1821
USS Phoenix, several U.S. Navy ships
Phoenix, involved in the 1688 Siege of Derry
Phoenix (1792), involved in the sea otter trade
Phoenix (1794), the first ship built in Russian America
Phoenix (1798 ship), made one voyage in 1824 carrying convicts to Tasmania; grounded, condemned, and turned into a prison hulk; broken up in 1837
Phoenix (steamboat), a steamboat built 1806–1807
Phoenix (1809 ship), built in France in 1809; captured by the British Royal Navy in 1810; employed as a whaling ship from 1811 to 1829
Phoenix (1810 ship), a merchant vessel launched in 1810; made one voyage to India for the British East India Company; made three voyages transporting convicts to Australia; wrecked in 1829
Phoenix (1815 steamer), a steamboat that burned on Lake Champlain in 1819; its wreck is a Vermont state historic site
Phoenix (1821 whaler), a Nantucket whaling vessel in operation 1821–1858
Phoenix (1845), a steamship that burned on Lake Michigan in 1847 with the loss of at least 190 lives
USCS Phoenix, a U.S. Coast Survey ship in service from 1845 to 1858
SS Phönix (1913), a German cargo ship which later saw service as the vorpostenboot V-106 Phönix
Phoenix (1929 ship), a Danish ship built in 1929
SS Flying Lark, which went by the name Phoenix from 1946 to 1948
Phoenix (fireboat), a 1955 fireboat operating in San Francisco, California
Phoenix (1973), a rescue vessel used to save migrants, refugees and other people in distress in the Mediterranean Sea

Sports

List of sports teams named for the phoenix
Phoenix club (sports), a team that closes and is rebuilt under a new structure and often a new name
Phoenix Finance, a Formula One entrant
Phoenix Hagen, a German basketball club
Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Arizona
Phoenix, an annual sports festival at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka

Other uses

Phoenix (currency), the first currency of modern Greece
Phoenix LRT station, Singapore
Phoenix codes, radio shorthand used by British police
The Phoenix Patrol Challenge, a Scoutcraft competition
Phoenix Pay System, a Canadian federal employee payroll system
The Phoenix – S K Club, a social club at Harvard College
Phoenix National and Literary Society, 1856–1858 precursor of the Irish Republican Brotherhood