Ariel may refer to:

Film and television

* Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film award * ''Ariel'' (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki * ''ARIEL Visual'' and ''ARIEL Deluxe'', 1989 and 1991 anime video series based on the novel series by Yūichi Sasamoto * "Ariel" (''Firefly'' episode) (2002) * "Ariel" (''Once Upon a Time''), a 2013 episode of ''Once Upon a Time'' * Ariel (''The Little Mermaid''), a red-haired mermaid who is fascinated by life on dry land and falls in love with Prince Eric in the 1989 Disney film '' The Little Mermaid'' *Ariel, a planet visited in an episode of ''Space: 1999''

Literature

* "Ariel" (poem), a 1965 poem by Sylvia Plath ** ''Ariel'' (poetry collection), a 1965 collection of poetry by Sylvia Plath containing the eponymous poem *

T. S. Eliot's Ariel poems T. S. Eliot's Ariel poems are those written for Faber and Faber's series of ''Ariel Poems''. All but "Triumphal March" also appear in his book ''Collected Poems: 1909–1962'' under the heading ''Ariel Poems''. Writing and publication history I ...

, a series of poems by T. S. Eliot * ''Ariel'' (novel), a 1941 science fiction novel by Alexander Beliaev * ''Ariel'' (novel series), a 1986 science fiction novel series by Yūichi Sasamoto * ''Ariel'' (essay), a 1900 work by José Enrique Rodó *''Ariel'', a 1923 biography of Shelley by

André Maurois André Maurois (; born Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog; 26 July 1885 – 9 October 1967) was a French author. Biography Maurois was born on 26 July 1885 in Elbeuf and educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen, both in Normandy. A member of ...

*''Ariel'', a 1983 post-apocalyptic fantasy by

Steve Boyett Steven R. Boyett, also known as DJ Steve Boyett, is a writer and disc jockey based in Northern California. Early work Boyett sold his first novel, ''Ariel'', at the age of 21, and went on to publish ''The Architect of Sleep'', ''The Gnole'' (wit ...

* Ariel (''The Tempest''), a character in play by William Shakespeare

Journals and magazines

* ''Ariel'' (newspaper), the in-house magazine of the BBC *'' Ariel: The Book of Fantasy'', a periodical published in the 1970s in book form * ''Ariel'' (campus newspaper), a former campus newspaper at the University of Minnesota *''Ariel'', a comedic newspaper by Israel Zangwill

Music

Bands

* Ariel (Australian band) *

Ariel (Russian band) ''Ariel'' (russian: Ариэль) are a " VIA" (pop/rock) band based in Chelyabinsk, Russia. They were formed in 1970 and headed by Valery Yarushin. From 1989 to the present day, they have been headed by Rostislav Gepp. The group emerged from a ...

Albums

* ''Ariels'' (album), a 2004 album by Bent *''Ariel'', an EP by

Alpha Alpha (uppercase , lowercase ; grc, ἄλφα, ''álpha'', or ell, άλφα, álfa) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of one. Alpha is derived from the Phoenician letter aleph , whic ...

Songs

* "Ariel" (song), a 1977 song by Dean Friedman *"Ariel", a song by Anathema from '' Distant Satellites'' *"Ariel", a song by Babes in Toyland from '' Nemesisters'' *"Ariel", a song by Diane Birch from '' Bible Belt'' *"Ariel", a song by Braid from '' Frame & Canvas'' *"Ariel", a song by the Cure from '' The Top'' *"Ariel", a song by Rainbow from '' Stranger in Us All''

Classical

*''Ariel'', a 1971 vocal work by Ned Rorem *''Ariel Fantasy'', a 2001 work for solo instrument and piano by Paul Moravec *''Ariel'', a ballet by

Roberto Gerhard Robert Gerhard i Ottenwaelder (; 25 September 1896 – 5 January 1970) was a Spanish Catalan composer and musical scholar and writer, generally known outside Catalonia as Roberto Gerhard.Malcolm MacDonald. 'Gerhard, Roberto' in ''Grove Music Onl ...

Places

* Ariel (moon), a moon of Uranus * Ariel (city), an Israeli settlement and city in the central West Bank * Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania * Ariel, Washington

Transport

Aircraft

Sud-Ouest Ariel The Sud-Ouest Ariel is a French two-seat light helicopter designed and built by SNCASO, Sud-Ouest. The helicopter rotors were driven by Tip jet, compressed-air jets at the end of each blade. Design and development The S.O.1100 Ariel I was first ...

, a light helicopter built in France

Cars and motorbikes

Ariel (American automobile) The Ariel was made by the Ariel Motor Car Company from 1905 to 1906 in Boston, Massachusetts, and, briefly, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The car was available with either an air-cooled or a water-cooled engine, either of which had a single overhe ...

Ariel Motor Company Ariel Motor Company Ltd is a British, low-volume performance motor vehicle manufacturing company in Crewkerne, in Somerset, England. History Founded by Simon Saunders in 1991 as Solocrest Ltd., the name was changed in 1999 to Ariel Motor Com ...

, a modern British car company * Ariel Motorcycles, a former manufacturer of motorcycles, bicycles, and cars, including a car of the same name

Ships

* ''Ariel''-class gunboat, a class of Royal Navy gunboats * ''Ariel'' (clipper), a British clipper ship * ''Ariel'' (schooner), a 4-masted schooner built by Matthew Turner * HMS ''Ariel'' (1777), a 20-gun sixth rate, captured by the French in 1779 and lent to the Americans as USS ''Ariel'' * HMS ''Ariel'' (1897), a D-class destroyer * HMS ''Ariel'' (1911), an ''Acheron''-class destroyer * ST ''Ariel'', a tugboat * USS ''Ariel'' (1777), a 16-gun sloop-of-war, originally the Royal Navy's HMS ''Ariel'' * USS ''Ariel'' (1813), a schooner launched on Lake Erie * USS ''Ariel'' (1862), a schooner captured in the American Civil War and used by the Navy * USS ''Ariel'' (AF-22), a passenger and refrigerated cargo liner leased from the United Fruit Company and used from 1942 to 1946

Other uses

Ariel (angel) Ariel ( he, אֲרִיאֵל, ''ʾÁrīʾēl'') is an angel found primarily in Jewish and Christian mysticism and Apocrypha. The literal meaning is "lion of God". The word Ariel occurs in the Hebrew Bible at Isaiah 29:1, 29:2, What sorrow await ...

(Hebrew: אֲרִיאֵל‎, romanized: ʾÁrīʾēl) literally means "lion of God". found primarily in Jewish and Christian mysticism and Apocrypha. * Ariel (name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *

Ariel (detergent) Ariel is a European brand of laundry detergent developed by P&G European Technology Centre in Belgium and is an early example of pan-European consumer product branding. It was launched in multiple markets between 1967 and 1969. The brand is own ...

, a fabric care brand * ARIEL, an ESA space mission to study exoplanet atmospheres *

The Ariel The Ariel East and Ariel West are a pair of apartment buildings on either side of Broadway at 99th Street, the tallest buildings on Manhattan's predominantly residential Upper West Side The Upper West Side (UWS) is a neighborhood in the borou ...

, a pair of apartment buildings on Broadway, New York City * Ariel programme, a British satellite research programme *

Ariel School On September 16, 1994, there was a UFO sighting outside Ruwa, Zimbabwe. 62 pupils at the Ariel School aged between six and twelve claimed that they saw one or more silver craft descend from the sky and land on a field near their school. One or more ...

, an independent school in Ruwa, Zimbabwe * Ariel University, an Israeli university *

Operation Ariel Operation Aerial was the evacuation of Allied forces and civilians from ports in western France from 15 to 25 June 1940 during the Second World War. The evacuation followed the Allied military collapse in the Battle of France against Nazi Ger ...

, the British military evacuation from western France in World War II * Dorcas gazelle or ariel gazelle *''Ariel between Wisdom and Gaiety'' and ''Prospero and Ariel'', two sculptures by Eric Gill on the facade of the BBC's

Broadcasting House Broadcasting House is the headquarters of the BBC, in Portland Place and Langham Place, London. The first radio broadcast from the building was made on 15 March 1932, and the building was officially opened two months later, on 15 May. The main ...

in London