Phoenix

**Phoenix** (pronounce: "FEE-niks") 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:

### 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 Grey
- _Phoenix_ (manga), a manga by Osamu Tezuka (original Japanese title: _Hi no Tori_)
- Phoenix Ikki, a character from the manga _Saint Seiya_

### Movies

- _Phoenix_ (movie), a 1998 movie starring  Ray Liotta and Anjelica Huston
- _The Flight of the Phoenix_, a 1964 novel, 1965 movie, and 2004 remake
- _Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix_ (movie), the fifth movie based on the Harry Potter book series
- The name assigned by the Nazis to the Stealth bomber airplane in the 1993 movie, _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
- The Phoenix is the fifth Daedalus class battlecruiser in the television series Stargate Atlantis
- Phoenix (American Gladiator) Character on the television show American Gladiators.

### Literature

- _The Phoenix_, a 1999 play written by Morgan Spurlock
- _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
- _Phoenix_ (Austrian magazine) a neo-Nazi Austrian magazine

### 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 Radio, a Greek internet radio station
- _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), a 2005 album by Pink Turns Blue
- _The Phoenix_ (Lyfe Jennings album), a 2006 album by Lyfe Jennings
- _Phoenix_ (Agathodaimon album), a 2008 album by Agathodaimon
- _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 (album)_
- "The Phoenix Effect", a song on the 2007 Delta-S album _Voyage to Isis_

### Sports

- Phoenix Champ Car Grand Prix, a car race in downtown Phoenix, Arizona
- Phoenix Coyotes, an NHL hockey team based in Phoenix, Arizona
- Phoenix Finance, attempted to enter Formula 1 in 2002, after buying some of the assets of the defunct Prost team.
- Phoenix Suns, an NBA basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona
- Phoenix Mercury, a WNBA basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona
- Phoenix International Raceway, a race track in Phoenix, Arizona
- Elon Phoenix, the intercollegiate athletic teams for Elon University
- Manchester Phoenix, a British ice hockey club playing in the Elite Ice Hockey League
- 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
- Phoenix Baia Mare, a football club in Romania
- Phoenix Racing, a NASCAR team owned by James Finch
- **Phoenix**, a sports festival organised by the Recreation Committee of The National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UWGB) Phoenix
- Phoenix Cricket Club, a cricket club in Dublin, Ireland
- Melbourne Phoenix, an Australian national netball team based in Melbourne, Australia

### 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 (plant), genus of trees within the palm family Arecaceae (including the Date Palm)
- Phoenix (chicken), a breed of chicken from Japan

## 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_ (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

### 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 (Myrmidon), a character in the _Iliad_ who serves under Achilles as one of his commanders; or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Cadmus and Europa
- Phoenix (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

In the **United States**:
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Phoenix, Illinois
- Phoenix, Maryland
- Phoenix, Michigan
- Phoenix, New York
- Phoenix, Oregon
- Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
- Phenix City, Alabama (_note spelling_)

## 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.