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Classical discourse on the subject of the phoenix attributes a potential origin of the phoenix to Ancient Egypt. Herodotus, writing in the 5th century BC, provides the following account of the phoenix: [9] [The Egyptians] have also another sacred bird called the phoenix which I myself have never seen, except in pictures.
Its name is written with the same Chinese characters as the mythological bird. Phoenix talons ( 鳳爪 ; 凤爪 ) is a Chinese term for chicken claws in any Chinese dish cooked with them. The Vermilion Bird , ( Suzaku in Japanese) one of the Four Symbols of Chinese myth , sometimes equated with the fenghuang.
Phoenix is a modern given name derived from the name for a mythological bird from Greek myth that has become a symbol of renewal, regeneration and immortality. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a name in use for both boys and girls.
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.
Transsylvania Phoenix is the name of a Romanian rock band with folkloric lyrics. The logo of the British band Queen has a picture of a phoenix on the top part. The logo was designed by their singer, Freddie Mercury. In the song "Grey Seal" by Elton John, a phoenix bird is mentioned: "If the phoenix bird can fly, then so can I".
Then I thought, ‘I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days like the phoenix; Modern scholars have differed in their understanding of Job 29:18. Roelof Van den Broek (1971) believed that "sand" was the most appropriate interpretation in this verse, following the usage in other verses.
Phoenix, son of Amyntor. [1] Phoenix, son of King Agenor of Tyre. [2] Phoenix, a chieftain who came as Guardian of the young Hymenaeus when they joined Dionysus in his campaign against India. [3] Creature: Phoenix, a legendary bird
The simurgh (/ s ɪ ˈ m ɜːr ɡ /; Persian: سیمرغ, also spelled senmurv, simorgh, simorg, simurg, simoorg, simorq or simourv) is a benevolent bird in Persian mythology and literature. It bears some similarities with mythological birds from different origins, such as the phoenix (Persian: ققنوس quqnūs) and the humā (Persian: هما ...