Phoebe
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Phoebe or Phebe is a female given name , meaning "bright and shining" deriving from Greek 'phoibos' (φοιβος).
Mythology
- Phoebe (mythology)Phoebe (mythology)In Greek mythology "radiant" Phoebe , was one of the original Titans, who were one set of sons and daughters of Uranus and Gaia. She was traditionally associated with the moon , as in Michael Drayton's Endimion and Phœbe, , the first extended treatment of the Endymion myth in English...
, one of the Titans - Phoebe, one of the HeliadesHeliadesIn Greek mythology, the Heliades were the daughters of Helios and Clymene the Oceanid.According to one source, there were three of them: Aegiale, Aegle, and Aetheria. According to another source, there were five: Helia, Merope, Phoebe, Aetheria, and Dioxippe...
- Phoebe (Leucippides), the daughter of Leucippus
- Phoebe, an epithetEpithetAn epithet or byname is a descriptive term accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, divinities, objects, and binomial nomenclature. It is also a descriptive title...
of ArtemisArtemisArtemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. Her Roman equivalent is Diana. Some scholars believe that the name and indeed the goddess herself was originally pre-Greek. Homer refers to her as Artemis Agrotera, Potnia Theron: "Artemis of the wildland, Mistress of Animals"...
, feminine equivalent of Phoebus as a surname for ApolloApolloApollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology... - Phoebe, Helen's sister, daughter of LedaLeda (mythology)In Greek mythology, Leda was daughter of the Aetolian king Thestius, and wife of the king Tyndareus , of Sparta. Her myth gave rise to the popular motif in Renaissance and later art of Leda and the Swan...
- Phoebe, a HamadryadHamadryadHamadryads are Greek mythological beings that live in trees. They are a particular type of dryad, which in turn are a particular type of nymph. Hamadryads are born bonded to a particular tree. Some believe that hamadryads are the actual tree, while normal dryads are simply the entities, or...
, one of DanausDanausIn Greek mythology Danaus, or Danaos , was the twin brother of Aegyptus and son of Achiroe and Belus, a mythical king of Egypt. The myth of Danaus is a foundation legend of Argos, one of the foremost Mycenaean cities of the Peloponnesus...
' many wives or concubines, mother of several of the Danaides - Phoebe, one of the AmazonsAmazonsThe Amazons are a nation of all-female warriors in Greek mythology and Classical antiquity. Herodotus placed them in a region bordering Scythia in Sarmatia...
who fought against HeraclesHeraclesHeracles ,born Alcaeus or Alcides , was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of Amphitryon and great-grandson of Perseus... - Phoebe (Bible), Corinthian woman mentioned by the Apostle Paul in Romans 16:1
Nature
- Phoebe (bird)Phoebe (bird)The genus Sayornis is a small group of medium-sized insect-eating birds in the Tyrant flycatcher family Tyrranidae native to North and South America....
, the common name for birds of genus Sayornis in the tyrant flycatcher family - Phoebe (moon)Phoebe (moon)Phoebe is an irregular satellite of Saturn. It was discovered by William Henry Pickering on 17 March 1899 from photographic plates that had been taken starting on 16 August 1898 at the Boyden Observatory near Arequipa, Peru, by DeLisle Stewart...
, a small outer moon of Saturn - Phoebe (plant)Phoebe (plant)Phoebe is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs belonging to the Laurel family, Lauraceae.-Overview:They are widespread in tropical and subtropical Asia and neotropical America region...
, a genus of flowering plants in the Lauraceae family
People
- Anna PhoebeAnna PhoebeAnna Phoebe , is a London-based violinist, who is known for her proficiency in many musical genres, including rock, folk, jazz, Celtic, and Middle Eastern music.-Biography:...
(born 1981), violinist - Phoebe BrandPhoebe BrandPhoebe Brand was an American actress, who was blacklisted along with her husband, Morris Carnovsky, in the McCarthy era.-Early life:...
(1907–2004), American actress who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era - Phoebe BrownPhoebe BrownPhoebe Jo Brown is an English singer.-Life and career:Brown, who is of Italian and Filipino descent, grew up in Guildford, Surrey with her parents and brother before moving to Weybridge, Surrey, at the age of eleven. Prior to this, at the age of seven she starred in various adverts and featured on...
(born 1991), English singer - Phoebe CampbellPhoebe CampbellPhoebe Campbell was a Canadian woman who was hanged for the murder of her husband.Campbell had alleged that on the morning of July 15, 1871, in Thorndale, Middlesex County, Ontario, two black-faced men broke into George and Phoebe's log cabin home and brutally hacked George to death with an axe...
(1847–1872), Canadian murderess - Phoebe CarraiPhoebe CarraiPhoebe Carrai is an American cellist.She studied at The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where she earned both her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees...
(born 1955), American cellist - Phoebe CaryPhoebe CaryPhoebe Cary was an American poet, and the younger sister of poet Alice Cary . The sisters co-published poems in 1849, and then each went on to publish volumes of her own...
(1824–1871), American poet - Phoebe CatesPhoebe CatesPhoebe Cates is an American film actress, model, and entrepreneur known for her roles in several teen films, most notably Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Gremlins.-Early life:...
(born 1963), American actress - Phoebe ConnPhoebe ConnPhoebe Conn is the maiden name and pseudonym of Phoebe Jane Conn, a best-selling American author of over thirty romance novels. She has also published one novel under the pseudonym Cinammon Burke.-Biography:...
(born 1941), American author - Phoebe Geliberte (born 1994) , Filipino architect
- Phoebe CouzinsPhoebe CouzinsPhoebe Couzins was one of the first female lawyers in the United States and the first female appointed to the U.S. Marshal service....
(1848–1912), one of the first female lawyers in the U.S. and the first female marshal - Phoebe DollarPhoebe DollarPhoebe Dollar is an American actress. She is best known for playing Goth in the horror movie of same name. She produced, wrote and starred in the film Charlie's Death Wish, starring Ron Jeremy in 2004...
, American actress - Phoebe DotyPhoebe DotyPhoebe Doty was an American madam and prostitute. In 1821, she entered a bordello in the Five Points neighborhood of New York City. Over the next three years, she accrued $600 in personal belongings. For the next decade or so, Doty moved from house to house, eventually settling in a brothel on...
, American prostitute - Phoebe EphronPhoebe EphronPhoebe Ephron was a playwright and screenwriter who often worked with her husband, Henry Ephron. She was active as a writer from the early 1940s through the early 1960s...
(1914–1971), American playwright and screenwriter - Phoebe GilmanPhoebe GilmanPhoebe Gilman was an American children's book author and illustrator. Her books were notable for their strong lead female characters...
(1940–2002), American children's book author and illustrator - Phoebe GloecknerPhoebe GloecknerPhoebe Louise Adams Gloeckner is an American cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and novelist.-Background:Gloeckner was born in 1960 in Philadelphia, and spent most of her later childhood and young adult life in San Francisco, where her family moved in the early 1970s...
(born 1960), American cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and novelist - Phoebe HearstPhoebe HearstPhoebe Apperson Hearst was an American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist. She was also the mother of William Randolph Hearst.-Biography:...
(1842–1919), American philanthropist and feminist - Phoebe HeskethPhoebe HeskethPhoebe Hesketh, , was an English poet from Lancashire notable for her poems depicting nature.-Life and writing:...
(1909–2005), English poet - Phoebe HesselPhoebe HesselPhoebe Hessel was best known for disguising herself as a man to serve in the British Army, probably to be with her lover, Samuel Golding....
(1713–1821), British soldier who disguised herself as a man to serve in army - Phoebe HirschPhoebe HirschPhoebe Hirsch is a former member of Students for a Democratic Society and Weatherman .-Early Education and Activism:...
(born 1949), former member of SDS and Weatherman - Phoebe JudsonPhoebe JudsonPhoebe Goodell Judson was an American pioneer and author. Along with her husband, Holden Judson, she founded the city of Lynden, Washington....
(1831–1926), American pioneer and author - Phoebe KnappPhoebe KnappPhoebe Knapp was a composer of music for hymns and an organist.Knapp was born in New York City. Her parents were Walter C. Palmer and Phoebe Worrall Palmer...
(1839–1908), American composer - Phoebe KreutzPhoebe KreutzPhoebe Kreutz is a singer-songwriter, primarily associated with the anti-folk scene of New York City, but also known for her theater and television work....
, singer-songwriter - Phoebe LegerePhoebe LegerePhoebe Hemenway Legere is a Multi-Format Artist: she is a composer, soprano, pianist and accordionist; a painter, a poet, and a film maker.Legere has recorded for Mercury Records in England and Epic, Island, Funtone, ESP Disk and Einstein records in the United States. Legere has released ten CDs...
, multi-format artist - Phoebe MillsPhoebe MillsPhoebe Mills is an American attorney and athlete who has been active in the sports of artistic gymnastics, diving, speed skating, and snowboarding.-Personal life:...
(born 1972), American attorney and athlete active in multiple sports - Phoebe NichollsPhoebe NichollsPhoebe Nicholls is an English film, television, and stage actor. She is known for her roles as Cordelia Flyte in Brideshead Revisited and as the mother of John Merrick in The Elephant Man....
(born 1957), English film, television, and stage actor - Phoebe OmliePhoebe OmliePhoebe Jane Fairgrave Omlie was an American aviation pioneer, particularly noted for her accomplishments as an early female aviator...
(1902–1975), American aviation pioneer and one of the first female aviators - Phoebe PalmerPhoebe PalmerPhoebe Palmer was an evangelist and writer who promoted the doctrine of Christian perfection. She is considered one of the founders of the Holiness movement in the United States of America and the Higher Life movement in the United Kingdom.- Early life :Palmer was born Phoebe Worrall in New York...
(1807–1874), evangelist, writer, and promoter of the doctrine of Christian perfection - Phoebe PemberPhoebe PemberPhoebe Yates Levy Pember was a member of a prominent American Jewish family from Charleston, South Carolina and a nurse and female administrator of Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, Virginia during the American Civil War...
(1823–1913), nurse and medical administrator during the American Civil War - Phoebe PhiloPhoebe PhiloPhoebe Philo is a British fashion designer and the Creative Director of Céline. Philo is also known for her work at Chloé.Philo graduated from Central Saint Martins in 1996, a year after Stella McCartney...
(born 1973), English fashion designer and Creative Director of Celine - Phoebe Prince (1994–2010), bullying victim
- Phoebe SnetsingerPhoebe SnetsingerPhoebe Snetsinger, née Burnett , a resident of Webster Groves, Missouri, was a birder famous for having seen over 8,400 species by the time of her death. The daughter of advertising magnate Leo Burnett, she inherited a small fortune, which she used to fund numerous trips in pursuit of her hobby...
, née Burnett (1931–1999), American birder - Phoebe SnowPhoebe SnowPhoebe Snow was a fictional character created by Earnest Elmo Calkins to promote the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. The advertising campaign, based on a live model, using impressionistic techniques and a fictional character, was one of the first of its kind.-The advertising...
(1950–2011), musician - Phoebe StrolePhoebe StrolePhoebe Strole is an American actress and singer.-Stage career:While in high school, Strole performed in several musicals at Casa Manana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas, including Evita, Violet and Bye Bye Birdie. In 2001, Strole starred as Jean in A Different Moon at the Penguin Repertory Theatre in...
(born 1983), American actress and singer - Phoebe TaylorPhoebe Atwood TaylorPhoebe Atwood Taylor was an American mystery author.Phoebe Atwood Taylor wrote mystery novels under her own name, and as Freeman Dana and Alice Tilton. Her first novel, The Cape Cod Mystery, introduced the "Codfish Sherlock", Asey Mayo, who became a series character appearing in 24 novels...
(1909–1976), American mystery author - Phoebe ThomasPhoebe ThomasPhoebe Thomas is a British actress.Thomas made a name for herself playing Holly Curran on Night and Day from 2001 to 2003. In 2005 she went on to star in the Five soap, Family Affairs, as homeless Jane Hughes...
(born 1983), British actress - Phoebe Di TommasoPhoebe Di TommasoPhoebe Di Tommaso is an Australian figure skater. She is the 2007 Australian junior national bronze medalist. She is a one season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. She placed 29th at the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships...
(born 1990), Australian figure skater - Phoebe TonkinPhoebe TonkinPhoebe Jane Elizabeth Tonkin is an Australian actress and model. She is best known for portraying Cleo Sertori in H2O: Just Add Water and Fiona Maxwell in Tomorrow, When the War Began...
(born 1989), Australian actress and model - Phoebe Anna TraquairPhoebe Anna TraquairPhoebe Anna Traquair was an Irish artist, noted for her role in the Arts and Crafts movement in Scotland, as an illustrator, painter and embroiderer.-Family life:...
(1852–1936), Irish artist noted for her role in the Arts and Crafts Movement - Phoebe Holcroft WatsonPhoebe Holcroft WatsonPhoebe Holcroft Watson was a tennis player from the United Kingdom whose best result in singles was reaching the final of the US Championships in 1929, losing to Helen Wills Moody 6–4, 6–2...
, English tennis player
In books
- Phebe, a shepherdess in Shakespeare's As You Like ItAs You Like ItAs You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published in the folio of 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility...
- Phoebe, a word used in Jacek Dukaj'sJacek DukajJacek Dukaj is a Polish science fiction writer. Winner of the Janusz A. Zajdel Award , Śląkfa , Żuławski Award , Kościelski Award and the European Union Prize for Literature .-Career:Dukaj studied philosophy at the Jagiellonian University...
science fiction novel Perfekcyjna niedoskonałość derived from the acronym of "post-human being" - Phoebe, the little sister of Holden Caulfield in the book Catcher in the Rye
- Phoebe, a demigod briefly described in The Titan's CurseThe Titan's CurseThe Titan's Curse is a 2007 fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan. It is the third novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series and the sequel to The Sea of Monsters...
, the third novel in Rick Riordan's series Percy Jackson & the Olympians - Phoebe, the 16-year-old pregnant girl and main character of 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...
by Patricia Dizenzo - Phoebe Somerville Calebow, the protagonist of Susan Elizabeth Phillips' It Had to Be YouIt Had to Be You (Susan)It Had to Be You is a contemporary romance novel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.It was awarded the RITA award for "Best romance novel" of 1994....
and main character in the Chicago Stars series - Phoebe Henry, a child born with down syndrome in The Memory Keeper's DaughterThe Memory Keeper's DaughterThe Memory Keeper's Daughter is a novel by American author Kim Edwards that tells the story of a man who gives away his newborn baby, who has Down syndrome to one of the nurses. Published by Viking Press in June 2005, the novel garnered great interest via word of mouth in the summer of 2006 and...
- Phoebe Pyncheon, a young vivacious female country cousin in The House of the Seven GablesThe House of the Seven GablesThe House of the Seven Gables is a 1668 colonial mansion in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. The house is now a non-profit museum, with an admission fee charged for tours, as well as an active settlement house with programs for children...
- Phoebe Winterbottom, the best friend of Salmanca Tree Hiddle in Walk Two MoonsWalk Two MoonsWalk Two Moons is a novel written by Sharon Creech and published in 1994. It won the 1995 Newbery Medal. It was originally intended as a follow-up to Creech's previous novel Absolutely Normal Chaos, however, the idea was changed after Creech began writing.-Plot summary:The novel is narrated by a 13...
- Phoebe, the name of the only city on mars, in the novel "The Sirens of Titan" by "Kurt Vonnegut"
In television and film
- Phoebe, a character from the "'Monster's Clubhouse'" segment of Sesame StreetSesame StreetSesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
- Phoebe, a character in the British radio soap opera The ArchersThe ArchersThe Archers is a long-running British soap opera broadcast on the BBC's main spoken-word channel, Radio 4. It was originally billed as "an everyday story of country folk", but is now described on its Radio 4 web site as "contemporary drama in a rural setting"...
- Phoebe, one of the three Weird Sisters in the television series GargoylesGargoyles (TV series)Gargoyles is an American animated series created by Greg Weisman. It was produced by Greg Weisman and Frank Paur and aired from October 24, 1994 to February 15, 1997. Gargoyles is known for its dark tone, complex story arcs and melodrama...
, said to represent Grace - Phoebe, a BratzBratzBratz is an American line of fashion dolls and merchandise manufactured by MGA Entertainment. Four original 10" dolls were released in 2001 - Cloe, Jade, Sasha and Yasmin...
character - Phoebe Banks, a fictional character of Disney's Enchanted
- Phoebe BuffayPhoebe BuffayPhoebe Buffay-Hannigan is a fictional character on the U.S. television sitcom Friends , portrayed by Lisa Kudrow...
, a main character in the sitcom Friends, portrayed by Lisa Kudrow - Phoebe CatesPhoebe CatesPhoebe Cates is an American film actress, model, and entrepreneur known for her roles in several teen films, most notably Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Gremlins.-Early life:...
, American actress in movies like Gremlins and Drop Dead Fred - Phoebe Dinsmore, a character (diction coach) in the movie Singin' in the RainSingin' in the RainSingin' in the Rain is a 1952 American comedy musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, with Kelly also providing the choreography...
- Phoebe Figalilly, the mystical governess and nanny in the television series Nanny and the ProfessorNanny and the ProfessorNanny and the Professor is a U.S. fantasy situation comedy created by AJ Carothers and Thomas L. Miller for 20th Century Fox Television. During pre-production, the proposed title was Nanny Will Do. The series first aired as a mid-season replacement on January 21, 1970, on ABC and was last telecast...
- Phoebe ForresterPhoebe ForresterPhoebe Forrester was a fictional character in CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. The first actress to play the character on a contract basis was Addison Hoover, who joined the show in April 2005 and left just months later. Since July 11, 2006, Phoebe has been played by MacKenzie Mauzy...
, daughter of Ridge and Taylor, in the television series the Bold and the Beautiful - Phoebe GottliebPhoebe GottliebPhoebe Gottlieb is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Simone Robertson. She made her first on-screen appearance on 23 September 1991...
(née Bright), a teenage character from the soap opera Neighbours - Phoebe HalliwellPhoebe HalliwellPhoebe Halliwell is a fictional character from the television series Charmed. One of the featured leads, Phoebe is introduced in the series as a witch and, more specifically, a Charmed One one of the most powerful witches of all time. The character was portrayed by Lori Rom in the unaired pilot,...
, a witch, one of the Power of Three, on the television drama series Charmed, portrayed by Alyssa Milano - Phoebe Heyerdahl, one of the main characters of the television series Hey Arnold!
- Phoebe Lichten, the main character of the film Phoebe in WonderlandPhoebe in WonderlandPhoebe in Wonderland is a 2009 independent film directed by Daniel Barnz.It was screened in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, and received a limited theatrical release on March 6, 2009.-Plot:...
- Phoebe North, one of the characters of the remake of Yours, Mine and OursYours, Mine and Ours (2005 film)Yours, Mine & Ours is a 2005 film starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo. Directed by Raja Gosnell, it was released on November 23, 2005, and is a remake of the 1968 film of the same name, starring Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda...
- Phoebe O'Hara, a fictional FBI agent in Kindergarten CopKindergarten CopKindergarten Cop is a 1990 American comedy thriller film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger stars as John Kimble, a tough police detective, who must go undercover as a kindergarten teacher to catch drug dealer Cullen Crisp , before Crisp can get to his...
, portrayed by Pamela Reed - Phoebe Snow (character), a woman who served as the main character of a turn-of-the-century ad campaign for the Lackawanna Railroad in Pennsylvania
- Phoebe Sparrow, née Bamford, Gary Sparrow's girlfriend and later wife in Goodnight SweetheartGoodnight SweetheartGoodnight Sweetheart is a sitcom that ran for six series on BBC1 from 1993 to 1999. It stars Nicholas Lyndhurst as Gary Sparrow, an accidental time traveller who leads a double life after discovering a time portal allowing him to travel between the London of the 1990s and the same area during the...
- Phoebe Terese, one of the girls in Ms. Frizzle's class on the television series The Magic School BusThe Magic School BusThe Magic School Bus is a series of children's books about science written by author Joanna Cole. They feature the antics of Ms. Valerie Frizzle, an elementary school teacher, and her class, who board a magical school bus which takes them on field trips to impossible locations such as the solar...
In games
- Phoebe, a character from Square's Final Fantasy Mystic QuestFinal Fantasy Mystic QuestFinal Fantasy Mystic Quest, released as Mystic Quest Legend in PAL regions and as in Japan, is a role-playing video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was released as a spin-off to Square's popular Final Fantasy series of video games...
video game - Phoebe, a member of the Hoenn Elite Four from Pokémon
Technology
- Phoebe (computer)Phoebe (computer)The Phoebe 2100 was to be Acorn Computers' next generation Risc PC, slated for release in late 1998. However in September 1998 Acorn cancelled the project as part of a restructuring of the company....
, Acorn Computers's never-released successor to the Risc PC - Phoebe (software), a tool for the modeling of eclipsing binary stars based on real photometric and spectroscopic (radial velocity) data
Other
- HMS PhoebeHMS PhoebeHMS Phoebe may refer to:, 36, a fifth-rate frigate launched in 1795., 51, a fourth-rate ship of the line launched in 1854., a Pearl class second class cruiser launched in 1890., an M class destroyer launched in 1916., a Dido-class light cruiser launched in 1939., a Leander class frigate launched in...
- Phoebe (magazine)Phoebe (magazine)Phoebe is a literary journal published quarterly, based at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. First published in 1971.-Notable Contributors:...
, a literary journal - Phoebe DaringPhoebe DaringPhoebe Daring: A Story for Young Folk is a mystery novel for juvenile readers, written by L. Frank Baum, the author of the Oz books. Published in 1912, it was a sequel to the previous year's The Daring Twins, and the second and final installment in a proposed series of similar books...
, a mystery novel for juvenile readers - For Phoebe Still a Baby, a song by Cocteau Twins