Phoenix may refer to:

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

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

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
  • 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

  • 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 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • , several Royal Navy ships
  • , several ships that sailed for the British East India Company between 1680 and 1821
  • , several U.S. Navy ships
  • Phoenix, involved in the 1688 Siege of Derry
  • , involved in the sea otter trade
  • , the first ship built in Russian America
  • , made one voyage in 1824 carrying convicts to Tasmania; grounded, condemned, and turned into a prison hulk; broken up in 1837
  • , a steamboat built 1806–1807
  • , built in France in 1809; captured by the British Royal Navy in 1810; employed as a whaling ship from 1811 to 1829
  • , 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
  • , a steamboat that burned on Lake Champlain in 1819; its wreck is a Vermont state historic site
  • , a Nantucket whaling vessel in operation 1821–1858
  • , a steamship that burned on Lake Michigan in 1847 with the loss of at least 190 lives
  • , a U.S. Coast Survey ship in service from 1845 to 1858
  • , a Danish ship built in 1929
  • , an American T3 tanker which exploded and sank in the Delaware River in 1953
  • , which went by the name Phoenix from 1946 to 1948
  • , a 1955 fireboat operating in San Francisco, California
  • , 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"

  • Phoenix Marketcity (disambiguation), a brand of shopping malls in India

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"
  • Firebird (disambiguation)