Phoenix most often refers to: *

Phoenix (mythology) The phoenix is a Legendary creature, legendary immortal bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Originating in Greek mythology, it has analogs in many cultures, such as Egyptian mythology, Egyptian and Persian mythology. Ass ...

, an immortal bird in ancient Greek mythology *

Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities and towns in Arizona#List of cities and towns, most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, it is the ...

, the capital of the U.S. state of Arizona and the most populous state capital in the United States Phoenix may also refer to:

Greek mythology

Phoenix (son of Amyntor) In Greek mythology, Phoenix (Ancient Greek: Φοῖνιξ ''Phoinix'', gen. Φοίνικος ''Phoinikos'') was the son of king Amyntor. Because of a dispute with his father, Phoenix fled to Phthia, where he became king of the Dolopians, and ...

, king of the Dolopians who raises Achilles *

Phoenix (son of Agenor) In Greek mythology, Phoenix or Phoinix (Ancient Greek: Φοῖνιξ ''Phoinix'', ''gen''.: Φοίνικος means "sun-red") was the eponym of Phoenicia who together with his brothers were tasked to find their abducted sister Europa. Family P ...

, brother or father of Europa * Phoenix, a chieftain who came as guardian of the young Hymenaeus when they joined Dionysus in his campaign against India (see Phoenix (Greek myth))

Places

Canada

* Phoenix, Alberta, a ghost town * Phoenix, British Columbia, a ghost town

United States

, capital of Arizona and most populous city in the state *

Phoenix metropolitan area The Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, the Salt River Valley, metro Phoenix, or The Valley, is the largest metropolitan statistical area in the Southwestern United States, with its largest principal city being the c ...

, 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 Phoenix is a village in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 2,382 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from Alexander Phoenix. The village of Phoenix lies in the Lake Ontario lake-effect snow belt, with seasonal sn ...

, a village *

Phoenix, Oregon Phoenix is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, Jackson County, Oregon, United States. The population was 4,538 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Phoenix is a part of the Medford Medford metropolitan area, Oregon, Metropolitan Statisti ...

, 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 The Phoenix Park () is a large urban park in Dublin, Ireland, lying west of the city centre, north of the River Liffey. Its perimeter wall encloses of recreational space. It includes large areas of grassland and tree-lined avenues, and since ...

, Dublin, Ireland, an urban park *

Phoenix Islands The Phoenix Islands, or Rawaki, are a group of eight atolls and two submerged coral reefs that lie east of the Gilbert Islands and west of the Line Islands in the central Pacific Ocean, north of Samoa. They are part of the Kiribati, Republic ...

, in the Republic of Kiribati *

Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal Phoenix is a South African town about 25 kilometres (15 mi) northwest of Durban Central, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was established as a town by the apartheid government in 1979, but it has a long history of Indian occupation. It is ...

, in South Africa * Phoenix City, a nickname for

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

, 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) Phoenix, in comics, may refer to: * Phoenix, the alias used by a number of Marvel Comics characters connected with the Phoenix Force **Jean Grey, who initially used the alias Marvel Girl in the X-Men ** Rachel Summers, Jean Grey's daughter from an ...

, alias used by several comics characters *

Phoenix Force (comics) The Phoenix Force is a fictional entity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum, the Phoenix Force is famous for its central role in ''The Dark Phoenix Saga'' storyline, and is in ...

, a Marvel Comics entity *

Jean Grey Jean Elaine Grey-Summers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men, The X-Men'' #1 ...

, also known as Phoenix and Dark Phoenix, an ''X-Men'' character *

Rachel Summers Rachel Anne Summers is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-plotter John Byrne (comics), John Byrne. In her first appearance, the cha ...

, 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

* Phoenix Foundation (''MacGyver'') * Phoenix Organization, an organization in ''

John Doe John Doe (male) and Jane Doe (female) are multiple-use placeholder names that are used in the British, Canadian, and American legal systems, when the true name of a person is unknown or is being intentionally concealed. In the context of law ...

'' *

Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation) The Order of the Phoenix is a fictional organisation in the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels by J. K. Rowling. Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters, the Order lends its name to the fifth book of the series, ...

, a secret society in Harry Potter

Vessels

* ''Phoenix'' (''Star Trek''), a spacecraft

Film

* ''Fushichō'' (English: ''Phoenix''), a 1947 film by

Keisuke Kinoshita was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Ronald Berganbr>"A satirical eye on Japan: Keisuke Kinoshita" ''The Guardian'', 5 January 1999. While lesser-known internationally than contemporaries such as Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi and ...

* ''The Phoenix'' (1959 film), by Robert Aldrich * ''Phoenix'' (1978 film), a ''jidaigeki'' film by Kon Ichikawa * ''Phoenix'' (1998 film), a crime film by Danny Cannon * ''Phoenix'' (2006 film), a gay-related film by Michael Akers * ''Phoenix'' (2014 film), a film by Christian Petzold * ''Phoenix'' (2023 film), a Malayalam film * ''Phoenix'' (2025 film), a Tamil film * ''Phoenixes'' (film), a 2024 Canadian film by Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr

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 * '' Phoenix IV: The History of the Videogame Industry'', by Leonard Herman

Comics

* ''Phoenix'' (manga) (''Hi no Tori''), by Osamu Tezuka * ''The Phoenix'' (comics), a weekly British comics anthology

Periodicals

The Phoenix (magazine) ''The Phoenix'' is an Irish left-wing political and current affairs magazine, established in 1983 by John Mulcahy. Inspired by the British magazine ''Private Eye'', the magazine has been edited by Paddy Prendeville since 1984. The publicatio ...

, Ireland *

The Phoenix (newspaper) ''The Phoenix'' (stylized as ''The Phœnix'') was the name of several alternative weekly periodicals published in the United States by Phoenix Media/Communications Group of Boston, Massachusetts, including the now defunct ''Boston Phoenix'', '' ...

, United States * ''Phoenix'' (classics journal), originally ''The Phoenix'', a journal of the Classical Association of Canada * Project Phoenix, codename of the aborted BBC ''Newsbrief'' magazine * List of periodicals named Phoenix

Other literature

* ''The Phoenix'' (play), by Thomas Middleton * ''The Phoenix'' (Old English poem) * ''The Phoenix'', a play by Morgan Spurlock * ''The Phoenix'', a Latin poem attributed to

Lactantius Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius () was an early Christian author who became an advisor to Roman emperor Constantine I, guiding his Christian religious policy in its initial stages of emergence, and a tutor to his son Crispus. His most impo ...

Music

Musicians

Phoenix (French band) Phoenix is a French band from Versailles, formed in 1995. Their line-up, which has remained unchanged since their formation, comprises Thomas Mars (lead vocals, drums, percussion), Deck d'Arcy (bass, keyboards, backing vocals), Christian Mazzala ...

, a French alternative rock band * Phoenix (Romanian band), Romanian rock band *

Dave Farrell David Michael Farrell (born February 8, 1977), also known by his stage name Phoenix, is an American musician, best known as the bassist of the rock band Linkin Park. He was also a member of Tasty Snax, a ska punk band. Early life Farrell wa ...

(born 1977), stage name Phoenix, American bass guitarist in the band Linkin Park

Albums

Songs

* List of songs named for the phoenix

Television

* ''The Phoenix'' (1982 TV series), an American science fiction series * ''Phoenix'' (Australian TV series), an Australian police drama * ''Phoenix'' (South Korean TV series), a 2004 Korean drama * ''Phoenix'' (anime), a 2004 Japanese series based on the manga * "Phoenix", the 1986 premiere episode of '' The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers'' * "The Phoenix", a 1995 episode of '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' * "Phoenix", a 2003 episode of ''

Smallville ''Smallville'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produce ...

'' * "Phoenix" (''Breaking Bad''), a 2009 episode of ''Breaking Bad'' * "Phoenix" (''NCIS''), a 2012 episode of ''NCIS'' * Phoenix (German TV channel), a German television channel

Video gaming

* ''Phoenix'' (1980 video game), a shoot 'em up arcade game * ''Phoenix'' (1987 video game), a space combat simulation developed by ERE Informatique * Phoenix Games (American company), a video game company *

Phoenix1 Sentinels is an American esports organization based in Los Angeles, California. The organization was founded as the ''League of Legends'' team Phoenix1 and competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). In June ...

, a ''League of Legends'' team

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Atlanta from the Ashes'' (The Phoenix), an Atlanta, Georgia, monument *

Phoenix Art Museum The Phoenix Art Museum is the largest art museum, museum for visual art in the southwest United States. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the museum is . It displays international exhibitions alongside its comprehensive collection of more than 18,0 ...

, the Southwest United States' largest art museum for visual art * Phoenix (chess), a fairy chess piece * Phoenix (roller coaster) * Phoenix, a Looping Starship ride at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

Business

In business, generally: *

Phoenix company A phoenix company is a successful Legal person, commercial entity which has emerged from the collapse of another through insolvency. Unlike "Bottom of the harbour tax avoidance, bottom of the harbour" and similar schemes that strictly focus on ass ...

, a commercial entity which has emerged from the collapse of another through insolvency Specific businesses named "Phoenix" include:

Airlines

* Phoenix Air, an airline operating from Georgia, United States * Phoenix Aviation, a UAE-Kyrgyzstan airline

Finance companies

* The Phoenix Companies, a Hartford-based financial services company * Phoenix Finance, a financial company which attempted to enter into Formula One racing * Phoenix Fire Office, a former British insurance company

Media companies

Phoenix (German TV station) Phoenix (stylised as , ) is a German free-to-air television channel which is operated jointly by public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF. It broadcasts documentaries, news, special events coverage and discussion programmes. Phoenix's headqua ...

* Phoenix (St. Paul's Churchyard), a historical bookseller in London * Phoenix Press * Phoenix Games (American company) *

Phoenix Television Phoenix Television is a majority State-owned enterprise, state-owned television network that offers Standard Chinese, Mandarin and Cantonese-language channels that serve mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and other markets with substantial C ...

, a Hong Kong broadcaster

Theatres

Phoenix Theatre (disambiguation) Phoenix Theatre may refer to: Places England *Cockpit Theatre, 17th century theatre in London called the Phoenix after a fire *Phoenix Cinema, London *Phoenix Dance Theatre, a dance company in Leeds *Phoenix Picturehouse, Oxford *Phoenix ...

Phoenix Theatre, London The Phoenix Theatre is a West End theatre in the London Borough of Camden, located in Charing Cross Road (on the corner of Flitcroft Street). The entrances are on Phoenix Street and Charing Cross Road. The Phoenix Theatre was built on the sit ...

, a West End theatre * Phoenix Concert Theatre, a concert venue and nightclub in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Manufacturers

Vehicle manufacturers

* Phoenix (bicycles), a Chinese company *

Phoenix (British automobile company) Phoenix was an England, English manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles and Three-wheeled car, tricars (Tricycle#Motorized tricycles, motor tricycles) active from 1903–1926. It was founded by a Belgian, Joseph van Hooydonk, at his factory in ...

, an early 1900s company * Phoenix Industries, an American aircraft manufacturer * Phoenix Motorcars, a manufacturer of electric vehicles * Phoenix Venture Holdings, owner of the MG Rover Group

Other manufacturers

* Phoenix (nuclear technology company), specializing in neutron generator technology * Phoenix AG, a German rubber products company *

Phoenix Beverages Phoenix Beverages is the largest brewery in Mauritius. Their Phoenix Beer ( lager) is widely distributed on the island and is exported to Europe, Australia, Reunion Island, Madagascar, etc. The company also has connections with the Guinness Bre ...

, a brewery in Mauritius * Phoenix Contact, a manufacturer of industrial automation, interconnection, and interface solutions *

Phoenix Iron Works (Phoenixville, Pennsylvania) The Phoenix Iron Works (1855: Phoenix Iron Company; 1949: Phoenix Iron & Steel Company; 1955: Phoenix Steel Corporation), located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, was a manufacturer of iron and related products during the 19th and 20th centuries. P ...

, owner of the Phoenix Bridge Company * Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc., a Philippine oil and gas company

Military

* AIM-54 Phoenix, a missile * BAE Systems Phoenix, an unmanned air vehicle * HMHT-302 ("Phoenix"), a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron * Phoenix breakwaters, a set of World War II caissons *

Phoenix Program The Phoenix Program () was designed and initially coordinated by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the Vietnam War, involving the American, South Vietnamese militaries, and a small amount of special forces operatives ...

, a Vietnam War military operation * Project Phoenix (South Africa), a National Defence Force program

People

* Phoenix (given name) * Phoenix (surname), multiple people * Phoenix (drag queen), American drag performer *

(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 Jerome Fleisch (born 2 April 1980) is an England, English retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jody Fleisch. He is best known for his work with the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, One Pro Wrestling an ...

(born 1980), professional wrestler nicknamed "The Phoenix" *

Vishnuvardhan (actor) Sampath Kumar (18 September 1950 – 30 December 2009), known by his stage name Vishnuvardhan, was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Kannada cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil language, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu lang ...

(1950–2009), Indian actor, known as the "Phoenix of Indian cinema"

Schools

University of Phoenix University of Phoenix (UoPX) is a Private university, private For-profit higher education in the United States, for-profit university headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1976, the university confers certificates and degrees at the Ac ...

, United States *

Phoenix Academy (disambiguation) Phoenix Academy may refer to: * Phoenix Academy, Iraq, an army training facility in Taji, Iraq * Phoenix Academy (North Carolina), an elementary school in High Point, North Carolina, United States * Phoenix Academy, Shepherd's Bush, a secondary sch ...

, including several private schools *

Phoenix High School (disambiguation) Phoenix High School may refer to: United States * ASU Preparatory Academy, Phoenix High School, Phoenix, Arizona * Phoenix High School (Lincoln, California), Lincoln, California * Phoenix High School (San Jose, California), San Jose, California * P ...

Science and technology

Astronomy

* Phoenix Cluster, a galaxy cluster *

Phoenix (Chinese astronomy) The modern constellation Phoenix (constellation), Phoenix lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the White Tiger (Chinese constellation), White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, ''Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ''), and Chinese constellations#The Southern ...

Phoenix (constellation) Phoenix is a minor constellation in the southern sky. Named after the mythical Phoenix (mythology), phoenix, it was first depicted on a celestial atlas by Johann Bayer in his 1603 ''Uranometria''. The French explorer and astronomer Nicolas Loui ...

** Phoenix stream, a stream of very old stars found in the constellation * Phoenix Dwarf, a galaxy * Project Phoenix (SETI), a search for extraterrestrial intelligence

Biology

Phoenix (chicken) The Phoenix is a German breed of long-tailed chicken. It derives from hybrid (biology), cross-breeding of imported long-tailed Japanese birds similar to the Onagadori with other breeds. History The Phoenix breed was created by , the first ...

* Phoenix (grape) * Phoenix (moth) * ''Phoenix'' (plant), a genus of palms

Computing

* Phoenix (computer), an IBM mainframe at the University of Cambridge * Phoenix (tkWWW-based browser), a web browser and HTML editor discontinued in 1995 * Phoenix (web framework), a web development framework * Phoenix Network Coordinates, used to compute network latency *

Phoenix Technologies Phoenix Technologies Ltd. is an American company that designs, develops and supports core system software for personal computers and other computing devices. The company's products commonly referred to as BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) or fir ...

, a BIOS manufacturer *

Apache Phoenix Apache Phoenix is an open source, massively parallel, relational database engine supporting OLTP for Hadoop using Apache HBase as its backing store. Phoenix provides a JDBC driver that hides the intricacies of the NoSQL store enabling users to cr ...

, a relational database engine * Microsoft Phoenix, a compiler framework * Mozilla Phoenix, the original name for the Firefox web browser * Phoenix pay system, a payroll processing system

Vehicles

* ''Phoenix'' (spacecraft), a NASA mission to Mars * AIM-54 Phoenix, a missile * BAE Systems Phoenix, an unmanned air vehicle * EADS Phoenix, a prototype launch vehicle * Bristol Phoenix, an aircraft engine * Chrysler Phoenix engine, an automotive engine series *

Dodge Dart The Dodge Dart is a line of passenger cars produced by Dodge from the 1959 to 1976 model years in North America, with production extended to later years in various other markets. The production Dodge Dart was introduced as a lower-priced full-si ...

Phoenix, an American car produced 1960–1961 * Dodge Phoenix, Australian car produced 1960–1973 *

Pontiac Phoenix The Pontiac Phoenix was a compact car that was sold from 1977 to 1984 by Pontiac (automobile), Pontiac. There were two generations of the Phoenix, both based on popular Chevrolet models, and both using the GM X platform designation. It was named ...

, an American car produced 1977–1984 * Phoenix Air Phoenix, a Czech glider * To ''Phoenix'', an inflatable tailless human-powered aircraft

Other technologies

* Phoenix (ATC), an air traffic control system

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 The siege of Derry in 1689 was the first major event in the Williamite War in Ireland. The siege was preceded by an attempt against the town by Jacobite forces on 7 December 1688 that was foiled when 13 apprentices shut the gates. Thi ...

* , 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

* List of sports teams named for the phoenix * Phoenix (sports team), a list of sports teams named after the mythological creature or Phoenix, Arizona *

Phoenix club (sports) The term phoenix club is used in professional team sports to refer to a new entity that is set up to replace the same club that has failed in business terms but not in sporting terms, and generally involves the continuation of the sporting activ ...

, a team that closes and is rebuilt under a new structure and often a new name * Phoenix Finance, a Formula One entrant *

Phoenix Raceway Phoenix Raceway (formerly known as ISM Raceway from 2018–2020, Phoenix International Raceway from 1964–1973 and 1976–2017, and FasTrack International Speedway from 1973–1976) is a Oval track racing#Unique shapes, dogleg oval track in A ...

, Avondale, Arizona * Phoenix, an annual sports festival at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka

Other uses

Phoenix (currency) The ''phoenix'' (, ''foinix'') was the first currency of the modern Greece, Greek state. It was introduced in 1828 by Governor Count Ioannis Kapodistrias and was subdivided into 100 ''Greek lepton, lepta''. The name was that of the mythical P ...

, the first currency of modern Greece * Phoenix LRT station, Singapore * Phoenix codes, radio shorthand used by British police * The Phoenix Patrol Challenge, a Scoutcraft competition * Phoenix Pay System, a Canadian federal employee payroll system * The Phoenix – S K Club, a social club at Harvard College * Phoenix National and Literary Society, 1856–1858 precursor of the Irish Republican Brotherhood