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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 its ...
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 .
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.
Phoenix from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum In Greek mythology , Phoenix or Phoinix ( Ancient Greek : Φοῖνιξ Phoinix , gen .: Φοίνικος means "sun-red") was the eponym of Phoenicia who together with his brothers were tasked to find their abducted sister Europa .
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]).
Sumerian and Akkadian mythology feature the demon Anzu, half man and half bird, associated with the chief sky god Enlil. This was a divine storm-bird linked with the southern wind and the thunder clouds. Jewish mythology speaks of the Ziz, which resembles Anzu, as well as the ancient Greek Phoenix. The Bible mentions the Ziz in Psalms 50:11.
In Greek mythology, Cadmus (/ ˈ k æ d m ə s /; Ancient Greek: Κάδμος, romanized: Kádmos) was the legendary Phoenician founder of Boeotian Thebes. [1] He was, alongside Perseus and Bellerophon, the greatest hero and slayer of monsters before the days of Heracles. [2]
In the Iliad, however, Europa was clearly a daughter of Phoenix. [24] Either Cadmus or Europa were confirmed as children of Phoenix by the Ehoeae attributed to Hesiod, [25] Bacchylides, [26] Moschus [27] and various scholia. [28] Cilix and Phineus were also sons of Phoenix according to Pherecydes, who also added an otherwise unknown son named ...