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The phoenix is sometimes pictured in ancient and medieval literature and medieval art as endowed with a halo, which emphasizes the bird's connection with the Sun. [15] In the oldest images of phoenixes on record these nimbuses often have seven rays, like Helios (the Greek personification of the Sun). [ 16 ]
A computer screen showing a background wallpaper photo of the Palace of Versailles A wallpaper from fractal. A wallpaper or background (also known as a desktop background, desktop picture or desktop image on computers) is a digital image (photo, drawing etc.) used as a decorative background of a graphical user interface on the screen of a computer, smartphone or other electronic device.
The phoenix has provided the name for a number of songs, often incorporating the mythological bird's theme of rebirth. Following is a list of songs so named: Following is a list of songs so named: "Phoenix", a 2019 promotional single by League of Legends, Cailin Russo , and Chrissy Costanza for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship .
Windows Spotlight is a feature included with Windows 10 and Windows 11 which downloads images and advertisements from Bing and displays them as background wallpapers on the lock screen. In 2017, Microsoft began adding location information for many of the photographs.
Associated with the Sun, a phoenix obtains new life by rising from the ashes of its predecessor. Some legends say it dies in a show of flames and combustion, others that it simply dies and decomposes before being born again. In the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, a tool used by folklorists, the phoenix is classified as motif B32.
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In the song "Grey Seal" by Elton John, a phoenix bird is mentioned: "If the phoenix bird can fly, then so can I". Rock groups Thirty Seconds to Mars, Lostprophets, and Mike Mangione & The Union [5] all have a phoenix as their official logo. Phoenix is the name of a French indie pop–rock band.
Toniebox is an imagination-building, screen-free digital audio toy that plays stories, sings songs and more. It is designed to foster imagination and independent active play for children of all ages.