Phoenix

The main meanings of Phoenix are

• Phoenix, Arizona, the capital city of Arizona, United States
• Phoenix (mythology), a mythological bird and the original meaning of the word

Other meanings

"... 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'

• The Phoenix, which has several meanings

Astronomy and space exploration

• Phoenix (constellation), 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), 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)

Comics

• Phoenix (comics), Marvel Comics superhero or entity
• Phoenix (manga), a manga by Osamu Tezuka (Original Japanese title: Hi no Tori)

Computing

• Phoenix Object Basic, a software-based objective programming language.
• Phoenix operating system shell, developed at Cambridge University for their IBM mainframe
• Phoenix Technologies, a BIOS manufacturer.
• Phoenix, former name of the Mozilla Firefox web browser

Mythology

• Phoenix (mythology), a mythological creature
• Fenghuang, the Chinese 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

Naval operations

• USS Phoenix, the name of several ships in United States Navy
• Phoenix, the first steamboat to sail the open ocean
• Phoenix breakwaters, components of a Mulberry harbour

Places

• Phoenix, Mauritius, a town on Mauritius
• The Phoenix Islands, a sparsely populated island chain in Kiribati
• Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland

In the United States:

• Phenix City, Alabama (note the different spelling)
• Phoenix International Raceway a race track in Phoenix, Arizona
• Phoenix, Illinois
• Phoenix, Maryland
• Phoenix, New York
• Phoenix, Oregon
• There are also places named Phoenixville

Companies

• Phoenix Natural Gas, a utility company supplying Northern Ireland with natural gas
• Phoenix AG, industrial company based in Hamburg, Germany producing industrial rubber-based products

Literature and video entertainment

• Phoenix (TV series), a television series
• 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 Rod, a weapon from the Heretic video game universe
• Phoenix, a Formula Zero pilot in the F-Zero AX video game
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, a 2003 book, and a film with the same name, planned to be released in 2007
• The Fire Phoenix, a fictional mecha from the Zoids model series, which also features heavily in the related Zoids: Fuzors anime
• Phoenix Wright for the Nintendo DS
• Phoenix Down, an item used in the Final Fantasy series of games to revive dead characters
• God Phoenix, the name of a fictional air/space/under-water craft in the anime Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.

Films

• Simon Phoenix, name of the villain played by Wesley Snipes in the movie Demolition Man
• The Flight of the Phoenix, (1964) novel by Elleston Trevor; remade into the following two films
  • The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film), starring James Stewart
  • Flight of the Phoenix (2004 film), starring Dennis Quaid
• Flight to the Phoenix (2005 film), starring Tom Hanks
• Phoenix (1998 film), starring Ray Liotta
• Joaquin Phoenix
• River Phoenix

Music

• Phoenix (Michelle Williams album), released summer or fall of 2006
• 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

Other uses

• Greek phoenix, first modern Greek currency
• AIM-54 Phoenix, a long-range air-to-air missile
• Bristol Phoenix, a diesel-powered aircraft engine
• Phoenix, the handle of Nahshon Even-Chaim, the first major computer hacker to be arrested by Australian Federal Police after intruding into US defense and nuclear weapons research computer systems
• Operation Phoenix, CIA program in Vietnam to "neutralize" the civilian population
• Phoenix, a nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II
• The Phoenix, a roller coaster in Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania
• Loyola Phoenix, a newspaper of Loyola University Chicago
• Phoenix (arcade game), a 1980 arcade game
• Phoenix was a 1960s San Francisco band (see also Mount Rushmore (band))
• The Phoenix (newspaper), The collective name of alterntative weeklies for Boston, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island and Portland, Maine.
• The Phoenix (magazine), Irish news and satire magazine.
• "The Phoenix", alias for professional wrestler Jody Fleisch.
• Project Phoenix (South Africa), the name of the South African National Defence Force programme to revive its Reserve Force
• Phoenix Project (UAV), a university designed UAV ( Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)
• Phoenix station, a Singaporean Light-rail (LRT) station operated by SMRT
• The University of Phoenix
• The Phoenix Lights, one of the most witnessed UFO sighting ever. It got the name because it occur it Phoenix, Arizona on March 13, 1997

See also:

• Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights