Ariel may refer to:

Film and television

Ariel Award The Ariel Award () is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas, Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award reco ...

, a Mexican Academy of Film award * ''Ariel'' (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki *, a Russian film directed by Yevgeni Kotov * ''ARIEL Visual'' and ''ARIEL Deluxe'', a 1989 and 1991 anime video series based on the novel series by Yūichi Sasamoto * "Ariel" (''Firefly'' episode) (2002) * "Ariel" (''Once Upon a Time''), a 2013 episode of ''Once Upon a Time'' * Ariel (''The Little Mermaid''), a fictional character from Disney's 1989 animated film ''The Little Mermaid'' * ''Ariel'' (TV series), a 2024 television series inspired by ''The Little Mermaid'' *Ariel, a fictional planet visited in an episode of ''Space: 1999''

Literature

* Ariel (''The Tempest''), a character in the play ''the Tempest'' by William Shakespeare * "Ariel" (poem), a 1965 poem by Sylvia Plath ** ''Ariel'' (poetry collection), a 1965 collection of poetry by Sylvia Plath containing the eponymous poem * T. S. Eliot's Ariel poems, a series of poems by T. S. Eliot * ''Ariel'' (novel), a 1941 science fiction novel by Alexander Beliaev * ''Ariel'' (novel series), a 1986 science fiction novel series by Yūichi Sasamoto * ''Ariel'' (essay), a 1900 work by José Enrique Rodó *''Ariel'', a 1923 biography of Shelley by André Maurois *''Ariel'', a 1983 post-apocalyptic fantasy by Steve Boyett

Journals and magazines

* ''Ariel'' (newspaper), the in-house magazine of the BBC *'' Ariel: The Book of Fantasy'', a periodical published in the 1970s in book form * ''Ariel'' (campus newspaper), a former campus newspaper at the University of Minnesota *''Ariel'', a comedic newspaper by Israel Zangwill

Music

Bands

* Ariel (Australian band) * Ariel (Russian band)

Albums

* ''Ariels'' (album), a 2004 album by Bent *''Ariel'', an EP by

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Songs

* "Ariel" (song), a 1977 song by Dean Friedman *"Ariel", a song by Anathema from ''

Distant Satellites ''Distant Satellites'' (stylised as ''distant satellites'') is the tenth studio album by the British rock band Anathema. It was released in June 2014 via Kscope and reached #33 in the UK album charts. Background and recording The album was reco ...

'' *"Ariel", a song by Babes in Toyland from ''

Nemesisters ''Nemesisters'' is the third and final studio album recorded by Babes in Toyland. It was produced by Tim Mac, and released in 1995 by Reprise Records. Recording The album was recorded under engineer and producer Tim Mac at AmRep Studios in Min ...

'' *"Ariel", a song by Diane Birch from ''

Bible Belt The Bible Belt is a region of the Southern United States and the Midwestern state of Missouri (which also has significant Southern influence), where evangelical Protestantism exerts a strong social and cultural influence. The region has been de ...

'' *"Ariel", a song by Braid from ''

Frame & Canvas ''Frame & Canvas'' is the third studio album by American rock band Braid. It was released on April 7, 1998, through Polyvinyl Record Co. After the release of the band's second studio album, '' The Age of Octeen'' (1996), drummer Damon Atkinso ...

'' *"Ariel", a song by the Cure from '' The Top'' *"Ariel", a song by Rainbow from ''

Stranger in Us All ''Stranger in Us All'' is the eighth studio album by the British hard rock band Rainbow, released on 11 September 1995 by RCA Records. This was the band's first studio album in twelve years, and originally intended to be a solo album by Blackmor ...

Classical

*''Ariel'', a 1971 vocal work by

Ned Rorem Ned Miller Rorem (October 23, 1923 – November 18, 2022) was an American composer of contemporary classical music and a writer. Best known for his art songs, which number over 500, Rorem was considered the leading American of his time writing i ...

*''Ariel'', a ballet by

Roberto Gerhard Robert Gerhard i Ottenwaelder (; 25 September 1896 – 5 January 1970) was a Spanish and British composer, musical scholar, and writer, generally known outside his native region of Catalonia as Roberto Gerhard.Malcolm MacDonald. 'Gerhard, Roberto' ...

Naval vessels

* ''Ariel''-class gunboat, a class of Royal Navy gunboats *, numerous Royal Navy ships and a training shore establishment *, various United States Navy ships

Places

Ariel (moon) Ariel is the fourth-largest moons of Uranus, moon of Uranus. Ariel orbits and rotates in the equatorial plane of Uranus, which is almost perpendicular to the orbit of Uranus, so the moon has an extreme seasonal cycle. It was discovered on 24 Oc ...

, a moon of Uranus * Ariel (Israeli settlement), an Israeli settlement in the central West Bank * Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, United States, a village and lake * Ariel, Washington, United States, an unincorporated community

Transport

Cars and motorbikes

* Ariel (American automobile) * Ariel Motor Company, a modern British car company * Ariel Motorcycles, a former manufacturer of motorcycles, bicycles, and cars, including a car of the same name

Ships

* ''Ariel'' (clipper), a British clipper ship * ''Ariel'' (schooner), a 4-masted schooner built by Matthew Turner * ST ''Ariel'', a tugboat

Other

Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a History of rail transport in Great Britain, British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, ...

Broad Gauge 2-2-2, 'Ariel' 1837. * Sud-Ouest Ariel, a light helicopter built in France

Other uses

* Ariel (DJ), DJ and record producer * Ariel (angel) (Hebrew: אֲרִיאֵל, romanized: ʾÁrīʾēl) literally means "lion of God". found primarily in Jewish and Christian mysticism and Apocrypha. * Ariel (name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) * Ariel (detergent), a fabric care brand * ARIEL, an ESA space mission to study exoplanet atmospheres * The Ariel, a pair of apartment buildings on Broadway, New York City * Ariel programme, a British satellite research programme * Ariel School, an independent school in Ruwa, Zimbabwe *

Ariel University Ariel University (), previously a public college known as the Ariel University Center of Samaria, is an Israeli university located in the urban Israeli settlement of Ariel in the West Bank. The college preceding the establishment of Ariel Unive ...

, an Israeli university * Operation Ariel, the British military evacuation from western France in World War II *

Dorcas gazelle The dorcas gazelle (''Gazella dorcas''), also known as the ariel gazelle, is a small and common gazelle. The dorcas gazelle stands about at the shoulder, with a head and body length of and a weight of . The numerous subspecies survive on veget ...

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