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A depiction of a phoenix by Friedrich Justin Bertuch (1806) The phoenix is an immortal bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. While it is part of Greek mythology, it has analogs in many cultures, such as Egyptian and Persian mythology. Associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by rising from the ashes of
The chalkydri and phoenixes are described as creatures 900 measures in size with the head of a crocodile and the feet and tail like that of a lion, each having twelve wings, and are empurpled like the color of the rainbow. Both the chalkydri and phoenixes are referred to as "flying elements of the Sun" in the Second Book of Enoch.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.
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 .
Fenghuang are mythological birds featuring in traditions throughout the Sinosphere. Fenghuang are understood to reign over all other birds: males and females were originally termed feng and huang respectively, but a gender distinction is typically no longer made, and fenghuang are generally considered a feminine entity to be paired with the traditionally masculine Chinese dragon.
Classical references to the phoenix include the Greek historian Herodotus, [1] the Latin poet Ovid, [2] the Latin historian Tacitus, [3] and the early Christian Apostolic Father 1 Clement. William Shakespeare frequently mentions the bird in his plays. He also wrote the poem The Phoenix and the Turtle.
In Greek mythology, Thasus or Thasos (/ ˈ θ eɪ s ə s / or / ˈ θ eɪ z ə s /; Ancient Greek: Θάσος) was a son of Poseidon [1] (or, in other versions, Agenor, [2] Phoenix [3] or Cilix [4]). In the stories, he was a Phoenician prince and one of those who set out from Phoenicia in search of Europa (Thasus' sister [3]).
Long after Herodotus, the theme of the fire, pyre, and ashes of the dying bird, ultimately associated with the Greek phoenix, developed in Greek traditions. The name "phoenix" could be derived from "Bennu", and its rebirth and connections with the sun resemble the beliefs about Bennu; however, Egyptian sources do not mention a death of the deity.