Phoenix Explained
Phoenix most often refers to:
Phoenix may also refer to:
Greek mythology
Places
Canada
United States
- Phoenix, Arizona, capital of Arizona and most populous city in the state
- 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 (Crete), a town of ancient Crete mentioned in the Bible
- Phoenix (Lycia), a town of ancient Lycia, now in Turkey
- Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland, an urban park
- Phoenix Islands, in the Republic of Kiribati
- Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa
- Phoenix City, a nickname for Warsaw, the capital of Poland
- Phoenix, a river of Thessaly, Greece, that flowed at the ancient city of Anthela
Arts and entertainment
Fictional entities
Characters
- Phoenix (comics), alias used by several comics characters
- Phoenix Force (comics), 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 (or 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
Vessels
Film
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
- , by Leonard Herman
Comics
Periodicals
Other literature
Music
Musicians
Albums
Songs
Television
Video gaming
Other uses in arts and entertainment
Business
- Phoenix company, a commercial entity which has emerged from the collapse of another through insolvency
Airlines
Finance companies
Media companies
Theatres
Manufacturers
Vehicle manufacturers
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 Philippines, Inc., a Philippine oil and gas company
Military
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"
- Vishnuvardhan (actor) (1950–2009), Indian actor, known as the "Phoenix of Indian cinema"
Schools
Science and technology
Astronomy
Biology
Computing
Vehicles
Other technologies
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
- , 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
- 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
See also
