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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.
The Myth of the Phoenix According to Classical and Early Christian Traditions. Translated by Seeger, I. Brill. Wolterman, Carles (1991–1992). "On the Names of Birds and Hieroglyphic Sign-List G 22, G 35 and H 3". Jaarbericht van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap Ex Oriente Lux. 32.
In Perfect Dark, the Maian race have their own type of pistol called the Phoenix. The Egyptians in Age of Mythology can summon a Phoenix as an in-game unit if they worship Thoth. The in-game description gives it the pseudo binomial nomenclature name Aquila inferna and quotes a passage from "The Travels of Sir John Mandeville" regarding the bird.
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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.
The myth of Europa and Zeus may have its origin in a sacred union between the Phoenician deities `Aštar and `Aštart , in bovine form. Having given birth to three sons by Zeus, Europa married a king Asterion , this being also the name of the Minotaur and an epithet of Zeus, likely derived from the name `Aštar .
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]).