Phoibe

Phoibe or Phoebe (from ancient Greek φοῖβος phoíbos "bright, pure", hence "the bright, the shining") stands for:

• Phoebe (first name) , a common first name in the Anglo-Saxon language area
• Phoebe (moon) , the name of an outer moon of Saturn
• Phoebe (genus) , the name of a genus of plants in the laurel family ( Lauracae )
• Phoibe (Bible) , a deaconess from Kenchreai near Corinth mentioned in Romans
• Acorn Phoebe , an Acorn computer
• HMS Phoebe , the name of several ships in the British Royal Navy
• Mount Phoebe , mountain on Alexander I Island in Antarctica

Mythology:

• Phoibe (titan) , a titan of Greek mythology
• Phoibe (daughter of Leucippus) , one of the Leucippids, wife of Dioscuri Polydeukes
• Phoibe (daughter of Helios) , one of the Heliads
• Phoibe (wife of Danaos) , a hamadryad
• Phoibe (daughter of Tyndareos) and Leda
• Phoibe (sister of Meleager)
• Phoibe (Amazon) , killed by Heracles
• Phoibe (Mainade)
• Phoibe (nickname) , nickname of Artemis or Diana as the sister of Phoibos Apollon

See also:

• Phebe

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.