Phoebus (disambiguation)
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Phoebus is one of the most important and many-sided of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology.
Phoebus may also refer to:
People with the given name Phoebus:
People with the surname Phoebus:
Phoebus may also refer to:
- The Phoebus genus of lichenLichenLichens are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus with a photosynthetic partner , usually either a green alga or cyanobacterium...
s - Captain PhoebusCaptain PhoebusCaptain Phoebus de Chateaupers is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. He is the Captain of the King's Archers. His name comes from Phoebus, the Greek god of the sun , with whom he shares handsome looks and skill at...
, a fictional character from The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Phoebus, VirginiaPhoebus, VirginiaPhoebus was an incorporated town located in Elizabeth City County on the Virginia Peninsula in eastern Virginia. Upon incorporation in 1900, it was named in honor of local businessman Harrison Phoebus , who is credited with convincing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to extend its tracks to the...
, United States - Phoebus (planet), a fictional planet in the computer game Exile
- Phoebus cartelPhoebus cartelThe Phoebus cartel was a cartel of, among others, Osram, Philips and General Electric from December 23, 1924 until 1939 that existed to control the manufacture and sale of light bulbs....
, a cartel that existed to control the manufacture and sale of light bulbs - Phoebus High SchoolPhoebus High SchoolPhoebus High School is a public high school located in Hampton, Virginia. Named after the nearby neighborhood and former township of Phoebus, it is the newest of the four high schools in the city. Considered unique for its excellent technology, and Video Media and Design...
, a public high school located in Hampton, Virginia - Phoebus Glider, an early glass fibre glider made by Bölkov GMBH, Germany
- The Phoebus nuclear thermal rocketNuclear thermal rocketIn a nuclear thermal rocket a working fluid, usually liquid hydrogen, is heated to a high temperature in a nuclear reactor, and then expands through a rocket nozzle to create thrust. In this kind of thermal rocket, the nuclear reactor's energy replaces the chemical energy of the propellant's...
engine developed in the 60s by Project RoverProject RoverProject Rover was an American project to develop a nuclear thermal rocket. The program ran at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory from 1955 through 1972 and involved the Atomic Energy Commission, and NASA. The project was managed by the Space Nuclear Propulsion Office.Nuclear reactors for the...
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People with the given name Phoebus:
- Francis Phoebus of Foix (circa 1469-1483), king of Navarre
- Phoebus (songwriter)Phoebus (songwriter)Phoebus sometimes spelled Phivos or Fivos , is a well-known songwriter in both Greece and Cyprus. Phoebus is mostly known for his music through Despina Vandi and Katy Garbi, although he has composed albums for many other artists in Greece and Cyprus...
(born 1971), Greek composer - Phoebus LevenePhoebus LevenePhoebus Aaron Theodore Levene, M.D. was a Russian-American biochemist who studied the structure and function of nucleic acids...
(1869-1940), American biochemist - Phoebus of LusignanPhoebus of LusignanPhoebus of Lusignan was a titular Marshal of Armenia and also titular Lord of Sidon, the illegitimate son of Peter of Lusignan, titular Count of Tripoli....
(15th century), Marshal of Armenia
People with the surname Phoebus:
- Gaston Phoebus (14th century), 11th count of Foix
- Harrison PhoebusHarrison PhoebusHarrison Phoebus was an American 19th century entrepreneur and hotelier who became the leading citizen and namesake of the town of Phoebus in Elizabeth City County, near Fort Monroe, which is now part of the independent city of Hampton, Virginia....
(19th century), American entrepreneur - Samuel ben Uri Shraga PhoebusSamuel ben Uri Shraga PhoebusSamuel ben Uri Shraga Phoebus was a Polish rabbi and Talmudist of Woydyslaw in the second half of the 17th century. In his early youth he was a pupil of Rabbi Heshel in Cracow, and on the latter's death he continued his studies under R...
(17th century), Polish rabbi - Tom PhoebusTom PhoebusThomas Harold Phoebus , is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Baltimore Orioles , San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs...
(born 1942), starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
See also
- Phobos (disambiguation)
- PhöbusPhöbusPhöbus — Ein Journal für die Kunst was a literary journal published by Heinrich von Kleist and Adam Heinrich Müller in Dresden between January 1808 and December 1808, in twelve issues grouped into nine instalments...
, a literary journal - PhoebePhoebePhoebe or Phebe is a female given name , meaning "bright and shining" deriving from Greek 'phoibos' .-Mythology:*Phoebe , one of the Titans*Phoebe, one of the Heliades*Phoebe , the daughter of Leucippus...