Firebird
Appearance
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Firebird and fire bird may refer to:
Mythical birds
[edit]- Phoenix (mythology), sacred firebird found in the mythologies of many cultures
- Bennu, Egyptian firebird
- Huma bird, Persian firebird
- Firebird (Slavic folklore)
Automobiles
[edit]- Pontiac Firebird, American pony car
- General Motors Firebird, series of concept cars
Aviation
[edit]- AAM-A-1 Firebird, an American air-to-air missile of the 1940s
- Chengdu J-10 (NATO reporting name: Firebird), a Chinese combat aircraft
- Northrop Grumman Firebird, an American recon/surveillance aircraft
- CargoLogicAir, a defunct British airline (callsign: FIREBIRD)
Film and television
[edit]- The Firebird (1934 film), a murder mystery directed by William Dieterle
- The Firebird (1952 film), a musical drama film directed by Hasse Ekman
- Fire Birds, a 1990 action film directed by David Green
- "Firebird" (Once Upon a Time), an episode of the fifth season of Once Upon a Time
- Firebird (2021 film), a love story directed by Peeter Rebane
Music
[edit]- The Firebird, ballet for which Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) composed the music
- Firebird (band), late 1990s/2000s/2010s blues-based power trio
- The Firebirds, a rock and roll band from Bristol, England
- The Firebird Band, an indie rock band hailing from Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Firebirds (album), a 1968 jazz album by Prince Lasha and Sonny Simmons
- Firebird (album), a 2021 album by Natalie Imbruglia
- "The Firebird", a song by Priestess from the album Prior to the Fire
- "Firebird", a song by Galantis from the album Pharmacy
- Fire Bird (Miyavi album), album by Miyavi
- "Firebird", a song by Owl City from the album Cinematic
- "Firebirds", a song by Clutch from the album Psychic Warfare
Instruments
[edit]- Firebird (trumpet), a trumpet with valves and slide
- Gibson Firebird, an electric guitar from the 1960s
Publications
[edit]- The Firebird and Princess Vasilisa, a Russian fairy tale by Alexander Afanasyev
- Firebird (Lackey novel), a 1996 novel retelling the Russian folk tale, by Mercedes Lackey
- Firebird (Tyers novel), a 1986 science fiction novel by Kathy Tyers
- Firebird, a 2011 science fiction novel by Jack McDevitt
- Firebirds (anthology), a 2003 collection of short stories for young adults by Firebird Books
- Firebird (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Firebird, comic book character from JLX, published by Amalgam Comics, see list of Amalgam Comics characters
- Firebird Books, an imprint of Penguin launched in 2002
- Firebird (Pirotta picture book), a 2010/2014 picture book by Saviour Pirotta and Catherine Hyde
Software
[edit]- Firebird (database server), a relational database management system
- Firebird, a video game label formerly owned by Telecomsoft
- Hi no Tori, known as Firebird in Europe, a computer game developed by Konami Japan in 1987
- Mozilla Firebird, former name of the Mozilla Firefox browser
- Firebird BBS, one of two main telnet-based systems developed in Taiwan
- Firebirds (video game), computer game for the ZX Spectrum released in 1983
- Firebird (emulator), open source emulator for the TI-Nspire series calculator
Sport
[edit]- Albany Firebirds, an American Arena Football team
- Coachella Valley Firebirds, a team in the American Hockey league
- Firebird International Raceway, a dragstrip and motorsports park in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
- Firebird Skydiving, an American manufacturer of skydiving equipment
- Flint Firebirds, a team in the Ontario Hockey League based in Flint, Michigan, U.S.
- Indiana Firebirds, a former Arena Football team in Indiana, U.S.
- Phoenix Firebirds, a former Minor League Baseball team in Arizona, U.S.
- Queensland Firebirds, an Australian netball team based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- UDC Firebirds, University of the District of Columbia Athletics program, U.S.
- Wellington Firebirds, a cricket team based in Wellington, New Zealand
- Lancaster Firebirds youth hockey program in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other uses
[edit]- Firebird (roller coaster), a B&M Floorless Coaster at Six Flags America in Maryland