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In Greek mythology, Phoenice (Ancient Greek: Φοινίκη, romanized: Phoenike) may refer to three distinct characters: . Phoenice, an Attican princess as the daughter of the autochthonous King Actaion and sister to Aglauros, Erse and Pandrosos.
A depiction of a phoenix by Friedrich Justin Bertuch (1806). The phoenix is a legendary immortal bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Originating in Greek mythology, it has analogs in many cultures, such as Egyptian and Persian mythology.
In Greek mythology, Phoenix (Ancient Greek: Φοῖνιξ Phoinix, gen. Φοίνικος Phoinikos ) was the son of king Amyntor . Because of a dispute with his father, Phoenix fled to Phthia , where he became king of the Dolopians , and tutor of the young Achilles , whom he accompanied to the Trojan War .
In some accounts, Phoenix's father was called King Belus of Egypt and sibling to Agenor, Phineus, Aegyptus, Danaus [15] and Ninus. [16] In the latter's version of the myth, Phoenix' mother could be identified as Achiroe, naiad daughter of the river-god Nilus. [17] Phoenix was believed to have fathered a number of children with different women.
Articles related to the mythology of the Phoenicians. Subcategories. This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total. A. Adonis (1 C, 40 P) Anat (22 P)
The composition of The Phoenix dates from the ninth century. Although the text is complete, it has been edited and translated many times. It is a part of the Exeter Book contained within folios 55b-65b, [1] and is a story based on three main sources: Carmen de ave phoenice by Lactantius (early fourth century), the Bible, and Hexaemeron by Ambrose.
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Phoenice or Phoenike (Ancient Greek: Φοινίκη) was an ancient Greek city in Epirus and capital of the Chaonians. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located high on an almost impregnable hill commanding the fertile valley below and near the modern town of the same name, Finiq , in southern Albania . [ 2 ]