Definition of phoebes:
(n) :
Any of several birds of the genus Sayornis.
(n) :
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
(n) :
(Greek mythology) A Titan, goddess of the moon, sister-wife of Coeus, and daughter of Uranus and Gaia.
(n) :
(astronomy) The 14th moon of Saturn.
(n) :
(Greek mythology) An epithet and synonym for Selene; Phoebe Selene, after her maternal aunt, Phoebe (see above).
(n) :
(Greek mythology) An epithet and synonym for Artemis; Phoebe Artemis, after her maternal grandmother, Phoebe (see above).