Phoebe or Phœbe may refer to:
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Phoebe (given name) Phoebe or Phœbe ( ; grc, Φοίβη, Phoíbē) is a female given name, feminine form of the male name Phoebus (), an epithet of Apollo meaning "bright", "shining".
In Greek mythology, Phoebe (Titaness), Phoebe was a Titan (mythology), Titan assoc ...
, a list of people, mythological, biblical and fictional characters
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Phoebe (Greek myth)
In Greek mythology, Phoebe ( ; grc, Φοίβη, Phoíbē, associated with ''phoîbos'', "shining") was the name or epithet of the following characters:
* Phoebe (Titaness), one of the Titans, grandmother of Apollo and Artemis.
* Phoebe (daughte ...
, several characters
* Phoebe, an epithet of
Artemis
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Artemis (; grc-gre, Ἄρτεμις) is the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity. She was heavily identified wit ...
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Diana and
Selene
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Selene (; grc-gre, Σελήνη , meaning "Moon"''A Greek–English Lexicon's.v. σελήνη) is the goddess and the personification of the Moon. Also known as Mene, she is traditionally the daughter o ...
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Luna
Luna commonly refers to:
* Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin
* Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman personification of the Moon
Luna may also refer to:
Places Philippines
* Luna, Apayao
* Luna, Isabela
* Luna, La Union
* Luna, San Jose
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, in Greek and Roman mythology, the moon goddesses
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Phoebe (biblical figure)
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, deacon
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Anna Phoebe
Anna Phoebe McElligott (born 18 February 1981) is a London-based violinist, composer, and broadcaster who performs in musical genres including contemporary classical music, contemporary classical, rock music, rock, folk music, folk, jazz music, ...
(born 1981), German-born British violinist
Plants and animals
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''Phoebe'' (beetle), a genus of longhorn beetles
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Phoebe (bird)
The genus ''Sayornis'' is a small group of medium-sized insect-eating birds, known as phoebes, in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Sayornis'' that was introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in ...
, the common name for birds of genus ''Sayornis''
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''Phoebe'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants
Ships
*''Phoebe'', a sailing ship chartered by the
New Zealand Company
The New Zealand Company, chartered in the United Kingdom, was a company that existed in the first half of the 19th century on a business model focused on the systematic colonisation of New Zealand. The company was formed to carry out the principl ...
in 1842
* , various ships
* , two minesweepers
Other uses
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Phoebe (moon)
Phoebe ( ) is an irregular satellite of Saturn with a mean diameter of . It was discovered by William Henry Pickering on March 18, 1899 from photographic plates that had been taken starting on 16 August 1898 at the Boyden Station of the Carmen ...
, a small outer moon of Saturn
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Phoebe (computer)
The Phoebe 2100 (or ) was to be Acorn Computers' successor to the RiscPC, slated for release in late 1998. However, in September 1998, Acorn cancelled the project as part of a restructuring of the company.
Specification
:233 MHz Intel StrongARM ...
, Acorn Computers' never-released successor to the Risc PC
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''Phoebe'' (George Mason University journal), a literary journal published by George Mason University
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''Phoebe'' (State University of New York journal), a gender studies journal published by the State University of New York
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Phoebe, New Zealand, a locality in the
Hurunui District
Hurunui District is a territorial local government district within the Canterbury Region on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island, north of Christchurch. It stretches from the east coast to the Main Divide. Its land area is .
Local gover ...
* "Phoebe", a song by
Lazlo Bane
Lazlo Bane is an alternative rock band from Santa Monica, California, United States. They are well known for collaborating with former Men at Work member Colin Hay, and providing the song "Superman (Lazlo Bane song), Superman" as the theme for t ...
from their 2006 album, ''
Back Sides
Lazlo Bane is an alternative rock band from Santa Monica, California, United States. They are well known for collaborating with former Men at Work member Colin Hay, and providing the song "Superman" as the theme for the television show '' Scrubs ...
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See also
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Phebe
Phebe is a feminine given name related to Phoebe. It may refer to:
* Phebe Bekker (born 2005), British ice dancer
* Phebe Gibbes (died 1805), English novelist and early feminist
* Phebe Ann Coffin Hanaford (1829-1921), Christian Universalist m ...
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Phoebus (disambiguation)
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