Phoenix

Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a mythical bird that dies in flames and is reborn from the ashes
* Phoenix, Arizona, the fifth-largest city in the USA

Phoenix may also be:

Arts, literature, entertainment

Comics

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

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

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

Magazines and journals

*The Phoenix (journal), edited by James Cooney and Henry Miller
*The Phoenix (magazine), an Irish news and satire magazine

Music

*Phoenix (band), a French pop band
*Transsylvania Phoenix, a Romanian rock band
*Phoenix Ascendant, a Canadian power metal band
*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
*The Phoenix (rap artist), a rap artist
*Phoenix, a 1960s San Francisco band (see also Mount Rushmore (band))
*Phoenix, a German Local Coverrock-Band from Heidelberg
*Phoenix is also rumored to be the name of Michelle Williams' third studio album, but not confirmed yet.

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
Swarthmore Phoenix, a newspaper of Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

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

Television

*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

Video and arcade games

*Phoenix Rod, a weapon from the Heretic video game universe
*Phoenix Lestrade, a Formula Zero pilot in the F-Zero AX video game and a hidden character in F-Zero GX
*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

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

Biology

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

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

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

Maritime (civil)

*Phoenix (boat), the first steamboat to sail the open ocean

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

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

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

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)

Other uses

*Phoenix Project, a Virginia-based nonprofit
*Greek phoenix, first modern Greek currency
*Bristol Phoenix, a diesel-powered aircraft engine
Phoenix, a nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II
*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
*"The Phoenix", a club in Toronto, Canada
*La Fenice ("The Phoenix"), a famous opera house in Venice, Italy
*Phoenix (restaurant), a Galveston, Texas restaurant
*Phoenix , Physics with Homemade Equipments and Innovative Experiments : The objective of the Phoenix project is to change the situation for the better by giving school/college students an opportunity to use the computer for observing and analyzing real-world phenomena.
*Phoenix codes, police radio shorthand
*The Phoenix Inn, common name for a public house [UK]. For example The Phoenix Seaham

::"... Now please open a new file -- here is the name." Using the keyboard input, Chandra typed out: PHOENIX.::"Do you know what that is?" he asked Sal.::With no discernible pause the computer replied: "There are twenty-five references in the current encyclopedia."::::::Arthur C. Clarke, 2010: Odyssey Two'