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Phoebe
In
Greek mythology
,
Phoebe
referred to several people.
Phoebe
was one of the original
Titans
.
One of the
Heliades
Another was the daughter of
Leucippus
, beloved by
Castor and Polydeuces
and
Idas
and
Lynceus
.
Another name for
Artemis
Helen
's sister, daughter of
Leda
Phoebe
is also the name of a small outer
moon
of
Saturn
Acorn Computers Ltd
's never-released
Phoebe RISC PC
Phoebe
is the name of one of the three Halliwell sisters on Charmed.
Phoebe
is also a genus of flowering plants in the
Lauraceae
family.
Phoebe
is also the common name for birds of genus
Sayornis
in the
tyrant flycatcher
family.
Phoebe Buffay
is the name of a main character in the
sitcom
Friends
.
Phoebe
was a Corinthian woman mentioned by the
Apostle Paul
in
Romans
16:1 as a
deaconess
of the early
Christian
church.
Phoebe
is a word used in
Jacek Dukaj's
science fiction
novel
Perfekcyjna niedoskonałość
derived from the acronym of
post-human being
.
Phoebe
is the younger sister of
Holden Caulfield
in the book
Catcher in the Rye
.
Phoebe
is a character from the
Monster's Clubhouse
segment of
Sesame Street
Phoebe2.com
is an online dictionary that combines word definitions with related links.
Last updated: 05-13-2005 07:56:04