Phoebus (also known as Apollo) is one of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology. The name is often used as a poetic term for the Sun. Phoebus may also refer to: People Given name Francis Phoebus of Navarre (c. 1469-1483), king of Navarre Phoebus (songwriter) (born 1971), Greek composer Phoebus Levene (1869-1940), American biochemist Phoebus of Lusignan (15th century), Marshal of Armenia Surname Gaston Phoebus (14th century), 11th count of Foix Harrison Phoebus (1840–1886), American entrepreneur Samuel ben Uri Shraga Phoebus (17th century), Polish rabbi Tom Phoebus (born 1942), starting pitcher in Major League Baseball Other uses Phoebus (lichen), a genus of fungus Phoebus (planet), a fictional planet in the computer game Exile Phoebus, Virginia, United States Phoebus cartel, a cartel that existed to control the manufacture and sale of light bulbs Phoebus High School, Hampton, Virginia, United States Bölkow Phoebus, an early glass-fibre glider made by Bölkow GmbH, Germany in the 1960s Bristol Phoebus, a prototype jet engine of 1949 Captain Phoebus, a fictional character from The Hunchback of Notre Dame A nuclear thermal rocket engine developed in the 60s by Project Rover See also Phobos (disambiguation) Phöbus, a literary journal Phoebe (disambiguation) Phoebis, a butterfly genus