Phoenix

{{wiktionary|Phoenix|Phœnix|phoenix|phoenixes|phœnix}} '''Phoenix''' may refer to: {{TOC right}}

== Greek mythology == * Phoenix (bird), an immortal bird in ancient Greek mythology * Phoenix (Greek mythology), several other figures in Greek mythology, including: ** Phoenix (son of Agenor), brother or father of Europa ** Phoenix (son of Amyntor), king of the Dolopians who raises Achilles

==Geography== ===Places=== ====Canada==== * Phoenix, Alberta, a ghost town * Phoenix, British Columbia, a ghost town

====United States==== * Phoenix, Arizona, capital of Arizona and most populous city in the state, as well as most populous state capital in the United States * Phoenix metropolitan area, Arizona * Phoenix, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Phoenix, Illinois, a village * Phoenix, Louisiana, an unincorporated community * Phoenix, Maryland, an unincorporated community * Phoenix, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Phoenix, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Phoenix, Edison, New Jersey, a neighborhood of the township of Edison * Phoenix, Sayreville, New Jersey, a neighborhood of the borough of Sayreville * Phoenix, New York, a village * Phoenix, Oregon, a city

====Elsewhere==== * Phoenix (Caria), a town of ancient Caria, now in Turkey * Phoenix City, a nickname for Warsaw, the capital of Poland * Phoenix (Crete), a town of ancient Crete mentioned in the Bible * Phoenix Islands, in the Republic of Kiribati * Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa * Phoenix (Lycia), a town of ancient Lycia, now in Turkey * Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland, an urban park ===Rivers=== * Phoenix (Aegium), of ancient Greece, subsequently known as the ''Foinikas'', located in Peloponnesus * Phoenix (river) (Thessaly), a small river of ancient Greece, that flowed into the Asopus river

== Arts and entertainment == {{for|media companies|#Media companies}} {{for|theatres|#Theatres}}

=== Fictional entities === ==== Characters ==== * Phoenix (comics), alias used by several comics characters * Phoenix Force, 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 (also known as 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'' (1978 film), a ''jidaigeki'' film by Kon Ichikawa * ''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 * ''The Phoenix'' (''Simorgh''; 2015), a short film by Noora Niasari * ''Phoenix'' (2023 film), a Malayalam film * ''Phoenix'' (2025 film), a Tamil film * ''Phoenixes'' (film), a 2024 Canadian film by Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr

=== 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==== *Star-Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan *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 Latin poem attributed to Lactantius

=== Music === ==== Musicians ==== * Phoenix (French band), a French alternative rock band * Phoenix (Romanian band), Romanian rock band * Dave Farrell (born 1977), stage name Phoenix, American bass guitarist in the band Linkin Park

==== 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'' *Phoenix (German TV channel), a German television channel

=== 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, a video game company * Phoenix1, a ''League of Legends'' team

===Other uses in arts and entertainment=== {{for|media companies|#Media companies}} {{for|theatres|#Theatres}} * ''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== {{for|schools|#Schools}} 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 channel) * Phoenix (St. Paul's Churchyard), a historical bookseller in London * Phoenix Press * 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

=== Manufacturers === ==== Vehicle manufacturers ==== * Phoenix (bicycle company), 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, a Philippine oil and gas company

== Military == {{for|naval vessels|#Ships}} * AIM-54 Phoenix, a missile * BAE Systems Phoenix, an unmanned air vehicle * HMHT-302 ("Phoenix"), a United States 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"

==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 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=== {{for|ships|#Ships}}

* AIM-54 Phoenix, a missile * BAE Systems Phoenix, an unmanned air 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 * EADS Phoenix, a prototype launch vehicle * Phoenix Air Phoenix, a Czech glider * ''Phoenix'' (spacecraft), a NASA mission to Mars * Pontiac Phoenix, an American car produced 1977–1984 * To ''Phoenix'', an inflatable tailless human-powered aircraft

===Other technologies=== * Phoenix (ATC), an air traffic control system

==Ships== * {{HMS|Phoenix}}, several Royal Navy ships * {{ship||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 * {{ship||Phoenix|1792}}, involved in the sea otter trade * {{ship||Phoenix|1794}}, the first ship built in Russian America * {{ship||Phoenix|1798 ship}}, made one voyage in 1824 carrying convicts to Tasmania; grounded, condemned, and turned into a prison hulk; broken up in 1837 * {{ship||Phoenix|steamboat}}, a steamboat built 1806–1807 * {{ship||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 * {{ship||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 * {{ship||Phoenix|1815 steamer}}, a steamboat that burned on Lake Champlain in 1819; its wreck is a Vermont state historic site * {{ship||Phoenix|1821 whaler}}, a Nantucket whaling vessel in operation 1821–1858 * {{ship||Phoenix|1845}}, a steamship that burned on Lake Michigan in 1847 with the loss of at least 190 lives * {{ship|USCS|Phoenix}}, a U.S. Coast Survey ship in service from 1845 to 1858 * {{ship||Phoenix|1929 ship}}, a Danish ship built in 1929 * {{SS|Phoenix|1944|2|wl=no}}, an American T3 tanker which exploded and sank in the Delaware River in 1953 * {{SS|Flying Lark}}, which went by the name ''Phoenix'' from 1946 to 1948 * {{ship||Phoenix|fireboat}}, a 1955 fireboat operating in San Francisco, California * {{ship||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 (sports team), a list of sports teams named after the mythological creature or Phoenix, Arizona * 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 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

== See also == ===Titles containing "phoenix"=== {{canned search|phoenix|phoenixes|phoenices}} * Phoenix Marketcity (disambiguation), a brand of shopping malls in India {{srt}} * {{intitle|phoenixes}}

===Alternate spellings and translations=== * De Phoenix (disambiguation) * La Fenice (The Phoenix), an opera house in Venice, Italy * Feniks (disambiguation) * Fenix (disambiguation) * Phenex, in demonology, a Great Marquis of Hell * Phenix (disambiguation) * Phönix (disambiguation) * Fengcheng (disambiguation), various Chinese locations whose names mean "Phoenix" or "Phoenix City"

===Other related terms=== *Firebird (disambiguation)

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