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Phoenix most often refers to:
Phoenix may also be:
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Comics
Phoenix (comics), a fictional cosmic entity in the Marvel Comics universe, and the associated characters:
"Phoenix", an alias of X-Men mutant Jean Grey
"Phoenix", an alias of Marvel Comics character Rachel Grey
Phoenix (manga), a manga by Osamu Tezuka (original Japanese title: Hi no Tori)
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Films
Simon Phoenix, name of the villain played by Wesley Snipes in the movie Demolition Man
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Literature
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Magazines and journals
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Music
Phoenix, the nickname of Dave Farrell, a bass guitarist in Linkin Park
Phoenix, a German Local Coverrock-Band from Heidelberg
Phoenix, rumored to be the name of Michelle Williams' third studio album, but not confirmed yet.
Project Phoenix (band), an 11 piece Funk Band in Toronto, Canada. http://www.projectphoenix.ca/
Phoenix, a song on the 2000 Stratovarius album, Infinite
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Newspapers
''The Phoenix'' (newspaper), a collective name of alternative weekly newspapers in Boston, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; and Portland, Maine
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Sports
Phoenix Suns, an NBA basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona
Elon Phoenix, the intercollegiate athletic teams for Elon University
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Television
''The Phoenix'' (TV series), a short lived 1980s science fiction series on American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), starring Judson Scott
"Phoenix," the name of a semi-scientific, semi-occult group conducting research into near-death experiences in the television series John Doe
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Video and arcade games
Phoenix Rod, a weapon from the Heretic video game universe
Fire Phoenix, a fictional mecha from the Zoids model series, which also features heavily in the related Zoids: Fuzors anime
, a game for the Nintendo DS
Phoenix Down, an item used in the Final Fantasy series of games to revive dead characters
Phoenix International, a corporation that appears in the James Bond video game Nightfire. It is headed by Raphael Drake, Bond's nemesis in the game.
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Astronomy and space exploration
EADS Phoenix, a proposed unmanned European reusable launch vehicle
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Biology
Phoenix (plant), genus of trees within the palm family Arecaceae (including the Date Palm)
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Companies
Phoenix IT Group PLC, a UK IT services company that provides a range of IT support services including network and systems management, network services, service desks, field services and professional services
Phoenix AG, an industrial company based in Hamburg, Germany producing industrial rubber-based products
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Computing
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Maritime (civil)
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Military, naval and air forces
Phoenix Program, CIA program in Vietnam to neutralize the noncombatant infrastructure of Viet Cong (VCI) cadres
Phoenix (UAV), an unmanned air vehicle operated by the Royal Artillery
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Mythology
Phoenix (Iliad), a character in the Iliad, tutor of Achilles and father of Adonis; or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Europa and Cadmus
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People
Phoenix, the handle of Nahshon Even-Chaim, the first major computer hacker to be arrested by Australian Federal Police after intruding into United States defense and nuclear weapons research computer systems
"The Phoenix", an alias for professional wrestler Jody Fleisch
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Places
In the United States:
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Other uses
Phoenix is a fragrence from the popular body spray: Axe
Phoenix, a nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II
"The Phoenix", a club in Toronto, Canada
La Fenice ("The Phoenix"), a famous opera house in Venice, Italy
Phoenix , Physics with Homemade Equipments and Innovative Experiments : The objective of the Phoenix project is to change the situation for the better by giving school/college students an opportunity to use the computer for observing and analyzing real-world phenomena.
Phoenix Mountain, a ski area situated 28 km from Grand Forks, BC, Canada *
The Phoenix Syndicate (Phoenices) are one of the three usergroups on sparkbomb.com, which can be entered through the use of a "Contract of the Phoenix".
"... Now please open a new file -- here is the name." Using the keyboard input, Chandra typed out: PHOENIX.
"Do you know what that is?" he asked Sal.
With no discernible pause the computer replied: "There are twenty-five references in the current encyclopedia."
Arthur C. Clarke, 2010: Odyssey Two
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