Phoenix

Phoenix most often refers to:

• Phoenix (mythology), an immortal bird in ancient Greek mythology
• Phoenix, Arizona, 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 (Greek mythology), several other figures in Greek mythology, including:
  • Phoenix (son of Agenor), brother or father of Europa
  • Phoenix (son of Amyntor), king of the Dolopians who raises Achilles

Geography

Places

Canada

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

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 City, a nickname for Warsaw, the capital of Poland
• Phoenix (Crete), a town of ancient Crete mentioned in the Bible
• Phoenix Islands, in the Republic of Kiribati
• Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa
• Phoenix (Lycia), a town of ancient Lycia, now in Turkey
• Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland, an urban park

Rivers

• Phoenix (Aegium), of ancient Greece, subsequently known as the Foinikas, located in Peloponnesus
• Phoenix (river) (Thessaly), a small river of ancient Greece, that flowed into the Asopus river

Arts and entertainment

Fictional entities

Characters

• Phoenix (comics), alias used by several comics characters
• Phoenix Force, 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 (also known as 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
• Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation), a secret society in Harry Potter

Vessels

• Phoenix (Star Trek), a spacecraft

Film

• Fushichō (English: Phoenix), a 1947 film by Keisuke Kinoshita
• 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
• The Phoenix (Simorgh; 2015), a short film by Noora Niasari
• 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

• Star-Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• The Phoenix (magazine), Ireland
• The Phoenix (newspaper), 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

Music

Musicians

• Phoenix (French band), a French alternative rock band
• Phoenix (Romanian band), Romanian rock band
• Dave Farrell (born 1977), stage name Phoenix, American bass guitarist in the band Linkin Park

Albums

• Phoenix (Agathodaimon album)
• Phoenix (Asia album)
• Phoenix (Vince Bell album)
• Phoenix, a 2003 EP by Breaking Pangaea
• Phoenix (Charlotte Cardin album)
• Phoenix (Carpark North album)
• The Phoenix (CKY album)
• Phoenix (Clan of Xymox album)
• Phoenix (Classic Crime album)
• Phoenix (Dreamtale album)
• Phoenix (Emil Bulls album)
• Phoenix (Everything in Slow Motion album)
• The Phoenix (EP), an EP by Flipsyde
• Phoenix (Dan Fogelberg album)
• Phoenix (Grand Funk Railroad album)
• Phoenix: The Very Best of InMe, a 2010 greatest hits collection
• The Phoenix (Lyfe Jennings album)
• Phoenix (Just Surrender album)
• Phoenix (Labelle album)
• The Phoenix (Mastercastle album)
• Phoenix (Nocturnal Rites album)
• Phoenix (Rita Ora album)
• Phoenix, an album by Pink Turns Blue
• The Phoenix (Raghav album)
• Phoenix (Warlocks album)
• Phoenix (EP), by the Warlocks
• Phoenix (Zebrahead album)

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
• "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, a video game company
• Phoenix1, 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 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 commercial entity which has emerged from the collapse of another through insolvency

Specific businesses named "Phoenix" include: