Ariel

For the typeface, see Arial.

Ariel may refer to:

Arts and media

Film and television

• Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film award
• Ariel (1988 film), a Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki
• Ariel (1992 film), a Russian film directed by Yevgeni Kotov
• Ariel (2025 film), a meta-narrative film directed by Lois Patiño
• ARIEL Visual and ARIEL Deluxe, a 1989 and 1991 anime video series based on the novel series by Yūichi Sasamoto
• "Ariel" (Firefly episode), a 2002 episode of Firefly
• "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

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

Novels

• Ariel (novel), a 1941 science fiction novel by Alexander Beliaev
• Ariel (novel series), a 1986 science fiction novel series by Yūichi Sasamoto
• Ariel, a 1983 post-apocalyptic fantasy by Steve Boyett

Poetry

• "Ariel" (poem), 1965, 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

Other literature

• Ariel (The Tempest), a character in the play The Tempest by William Shakespeare
• Ariel (essay), a 1900 work by José Enrique Rodó
• Ariel, a 1923 biography of Percy Bysshe Shelley by André Maurois

Music

Performers

• Ariel (Australian band)
• Ariel (DJ), DJ and record producer
• Ariel (Russian band)

Albums

• Ariels (album), 2004, by Bent
• Ariel, an EP by Alpha

Songs

• "Ariel" (song), 1977, by Dean Friedman
• "Ariel", a song by Anathema from Distant Satellites
• "Ariel", a song by Babes in Toyland from Nemesisters
• "Ariel", a song by Diane Birch from Bible Belt
• "Ariel", a song by Braid from Frame & Canvas
• "Ariel", a song by the Cure from The Top
• "Ariel", a song by Rainbow from Stranger in Us All

Classical works

• Ariel, a 1971 vocal work by Ned Rorem
• Ariel, a ballet by Roberto Gerhard

Naval vessels

• Ariel-class gunboat, a class of Royal Navy gunboats
• HMS Ariel, numerous Royal Navy ships and a training shore establishment
• USS Ariel, various US Navy ships

Places

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

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
• HMS Ariel, a list of ships of the Royal Navy
• USS Ariel, a list of ships of the US Navy

Other uses in transport

• List of GWR broad gauge locomotives, Great Western Railway Broad Gauge 2-2-2, 'Ariel' 1837
• Sud-Ouest Ariel, a light helicopter built in France

Other uses

• Ariel (angel) (Hebrew: אֲרִיאֵל, romanized: ʾÁrīʾēl), angel featured 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, an Israeli university
• Operation Ariel, the British military evacuation from western France in World War II
• Dorcas gazelle, also known as an Ariel gazelle
• Ariel (moon), a moon of Uranus

See also

• Aerial (disambiguation)
• Airiel, a band
• Ari (lion)
• Ari (name)
• Aril, the coating of a plant seed
• Arial, a typeface
• Arielle (given name)