Phoenix (disambiguation)

The name Phoenix refers to:

In mythology,

* A mythological creature, the Phoenix

* A character in the Iliad, tutor of Achilles and father of Adonis in Greek mythology or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Europa and Cadmus; see: Phoenix (Iliad)

In biology, the genus Phoenix of trees within the palm family Arecaceae (including the Date Palm)

In astronomy and space exploration,

* Phoenix (constellation) is a minor southern constellation.

* Phoenix (spacecraft), a planned NASA mission to Mars

* The EADS Phoenix, a proposed unmanned European reusable launch vehicle

* Project Phoenix (SETI) is a search for extraterrestrial intelligence by listening for radio signals.

In computing,

* Phoenix Object Basic, a software-based objective programming language.

* The Phoenix operating system shell was developed at Cambridge University for their IBM mainframe

* Phoenix Technologies, a BIOS manufacturer.

* Phoenix is the former name of the Mozilla Firefox web browser

In television,

* A TV show: Phoenix (TV series)

*Phoenix Television, a Hong Kong-based television broadcaster

* A German TV station: Phoenix (German TV station)

* The name of a fictional spacecraft in the Star Trek universe. See Phoenix (Star Trek).

In comics,

* A Marvel Comics superhero or entity (either Jean Grey, Rachel Summers, or the Phoenix (comics))

* A manga by Osamu Tezuka. See Phoenix (manga) (Original Japanese title: Hi no Tori).

The name of several ships:

* USS Phoenix (CL-46)

* USS Phoenix (SSN-702)

* Phoenix, first steamboat to sail the open ocean

Some places named Phoenix:

*Phoenix, Mauritius

*Phoenix Islands A sparsely populated island chain in Kiribati.

*In the United States:

**Phoenix, Arizona

**(Note also places named Phoenixville.)

Miscellaneous:

* Phoenix was the name of the first modern Greek currency.

* AIM-54 Phoenix, a long-range air-to-air missile

* Bristol Phoenix, a diesel-powered aircraft engine

* Transsylvania Phoenix, a Romanian rock band

* An Irish magazine: Phoenix (magazine)

* Operation Phoenix is a program undertaken by the CIA in Vietnam to "neutralize" the civilian population.

* A nickname sometimes used for Japan after WWII

* The name of a roller coaster in Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania.

* A newspaper of Loyola University Chicago called Loyola Phoenix.

* Phoenix is the name of a 1980 arcade game

* the nickname of Dave Farrell, a bass guitarist in the nu metal band Linkin Park

* Project Phoenix is the name of the South African National Defence Force programme to revive its Reserve Force.