Phoenix

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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 (spacecraft), a spacecraft that landed in the north polar region of Mars

Phoenix may also refer to:

Arts, literature, entertainment

Comics

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

Films

an alternative name for the 1959 film, Ten Seconds to Hell.
Phoenix (film), a 1998 film starring Ray Liotta and Anjelica Huston
The Flight of the Phoenix, a 1964 novel, 1965 film, and 2004 remake.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film), the fifth movie based on the Harry Potter book series
The name assigned by the Nazis to the Stealth bomber airplane in the 1993 film, The Philadelphia Experiment II.

Television

Phoenix (TV series), a 1992-1993 Australian police drama
The Phoenix (2004 TV series), an 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), a German publicly-funded television station
Phoenix (Star Trek), the name of two fictional spacecraft in the Star Trek universe
Phoenix Foundation, a non-profit think tank and government contractor from tv-series MacGyver. Later in the series the employer of the eponymous title character.
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
Phoenix, the fifth Daedalus class battlecruiser in the television series Stargate Atlantis
Phoenix, a character on the television show American Gladiators
Aster Phoenix (known as Edo Phoenix in the original Japanese version) is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime series.

Literature

The Phoenix, a 1999 play written by Morgan Spurlock
The Phoenix, a novel written by Lawrence P. Bachmann, later made into a film, Ten Seconds to Hell (which is also known by the alternative name, The Phoenix)
de Ave Phoenice, a poem attributed to Lactantius
The Phoenix (novel), a 2000 German historical novel by Henning Boëtius
The Phoenix on the Sword, a Conan the Barbarian story by Robert E. Howard.
The Phoenix and the Turtle, an enigmatic poem by William Shakespeare
Phoenix (novel), a fantasy novel by Stephen Brust
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, a 2003 novel by J.K. Rowling
David and the Phoenix, children's book by Edward Ormondroyd
The Phoenix (play), a 1603-4 play by Thomas Middleton
The Phoenix Nest, a 1593 anthology of poetry with numerous noted contributors

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

Music

Phoenix Metropolitan Men's Chorus, a singing ensemble representing Phoenix's gay and lesbian population
Phoenix (band), a French pop/rock band
Crippled Black Phoenix, A British post-rock band
Transsylvania Phoenix, a Romanian band
Phoenix (Grand Funk Railroad album), a 1972 album by Grand Funk Railroad
Phoenix (Labelle album), a 1975 album by Labelle
Phoenix (Dan Fogelberg album), a 1980 album by Dan Fogelberg
The Days of the Phoenix EP, a 2001 album by AFI, and also a song on that album
Phoenix (Pink Turns Blue album) (page does not exist), a 2005 album by Pink Turns Blue
The Phoenix (Lyfe Jennings album), a 2006 album by Lyfe Jennings
Phoenix (Asia album), a 2008 album by Asia
Phoenix (Zebrahead album), a 2008 album by Zebrahead
"Phoenix", a song on the 1970 Wishbone Ash album Wishbone Ash
"Phoenix", a song on the 1997 Daft Punk album Homework
"Phoenix", a song on the 2000 Stratovarius album Infinite
"Phoenix", a song on the 2004 The Prodigy album Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
Phoenix (Decoded Feedback song), a song on the 2003 Decoded Feedback Shockwave
"The Phoenix Effect", a song on the 2007 Delta-S album Voyage to Isis
"The Phoenix", an original choral/orchestral work by David Wayne Fox, premiered in May 2007 by the Phoenix Metropolitan Men's Chorus
"Johnstone Phoenix Theatre Group", one of Scotland's longest-running Amateur Theatre Groups ref. NODA Scotland [johnstonephoenix.moonfruit.com]

Sports

Elon Phoenix, the intercollegiate athletic teams for Elon University
Manchester Phoenix, a British ice hockey club playing in the Elite Ice Hockey League
Melbourne Phoenix, an Australian national netball team based in Melbourne, Australia
Phoenix, a sports festival organised by the Recreation Committee of The National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India
Phoenix Baia Mare (page does not exist), a football club in Romania
Phoenix Champ Car Grand Prix, a car race in downtown Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix Coyotes, an NHL hockey team based in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix Cricket Club, a cricket club in Dublin, Ireland
Phoenix Finance, attempted to enter Formula 1 in 2002, after buying some of the assets of the defunct Prost team.
Phoenix International Raceway, a race track in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix Mercury, a WNBA basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix Racing, a NASCAR team owned by James Finch
Phoenix Suns, an NBA basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UWGB) Phoenix
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

Video and arcade games

Phoenix, character in the F-Zero video games
Phoenix (arcade game), a 1980 arcade game
Phoenix Wright, title character of a lawyer simulation visual novel game
Fenix (StarCraft), a hero from Starcraft
Marcus Fenix, the main character Gears of War
Phoenix, a fast muscle car in the Grand Theft Auto series
Phoenix International, fictional corporation in James Bond 007: Nightfire.

Astronomy and space exploration

Phoenix (constellation), a minor southern constellation
Phoenix Dwarf, a small galaxy
Phoenix (spacecraft), a NASA mission to Mars, launched in 2007
EADS Phoenix, a proposed unmanned European reusable launch vehicle
Project Phoenix (SETI), a search for extraterrestrial intelligence by listening for radio signals

Biology

Phoenix (chicken), a breed of chicken from Japan
Phoenix (moth), the geometer moth Eulithis prunata
Phoenix (plant), genus of trees within the palm family Arecaceae (including the Date Palm)

Companies

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
Phoenix (automobile), a defunct British automobile company

Computing

Phoenix (compiler framework), a framework from Microsoft
Phoenix Object Basic, a software-based objective programming language
Phoenix (computer), an IBM mainframe at Cambridge University
Phoenix Technologies, a BIOS manufacturer
Mozilla Firefox, a web browser that was previously known as Phoenix

Maritime (civil) ships and boats

Phoenix a ship involved in the relief of the Protestant side in the Siege of Derry
Phoenix (boat), steamship built 1806-07, the first steamboat to sail the open ocean
Phoenix (ship) or Phenix, a whaling vessel based in Nantucket (1821-1858), discoverer of Winslow Reef
Phoenix (of London), nineteenth century whaling vessel based in London and active in the Pacific in the 1820s, discoverer of Phoenix Island (Rawaki)
USS Phoenix (1861), whaler of New London, sunk in the Stone Fleet, 1861
Phoenix of New Bedford, whaler
Phoenix (Moore), Captain Hugh Moore. British East India ship, wintered in the Columbia River in 1794
Phoenix (Alaska) the first ship built in the Russian colony of Alaska (1794-1799)
Sao Jao y Fenix, also known as Fenis and St. Joseph, a 50-foot open boat involved in the Vancouver Expedition
Phoenix (tall ship), of Dell Quay

Military, naval and air forces

Ships

HMS Phoenix, the name of fifteen ships in the Royal Navy
USS Phoenix, the name of several ships in United States Navy

Others

AIM-54 Phoenix, a long-range air-to-air missile
HMT-302 - United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron known as the Phoenix.
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

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

Beth Phoenix, a professional wrestler
Joaquin Phoenix (born 1974), American actor
Lauren Phoenix (born 1979), Canadian pornographic actress
Lena Phoenix, author
River Phoenix (1970–1993), American actor
"Phoenix", the handle of Nahshon Even-Chaim (born 1971), convicted Australian computer hacker
"The Phoenix", an alias for professional wrestler Jody Fleisch (born 1980)
"Phoenix", the stage name of Dave Farrell, bass guitarist in Linkin Park
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
Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto
Phoenix Cinema, the oldest continuously-running cinema in London
Phoenix, British Columbia a ghost town.

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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
Order of the Phoenix (Greek order), a modern Greek order
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
The Phoenix Sorority, New York City Fellowship organization for young women
PHOENIX Pharmahandel, a German pharmaceutical company