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Everything To Know About The Ancient Mythological Bird - The Phoenix Bird

A phoenix is a mythological bird having colourful & vibrant feathers along with a scarlet and golden tail. A Phoenix bird in Egyptian history is known as a massive bird that looks like an eagle and has some supernatural potentiality to come back to life again. The overall look of this mythical bird is very different compared to other bird cultures in the world. This particular bird is also a symbol of rebirth, immortality, and life even after death.

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A phoenix bird is associated with the sun, the empire, time, consecration and the resurrection, as well.


Myth & History Of Phoenix Creature

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A greek expert informed that the phoenix mythical creature earlier resided in Arabia, near a well in the woods. The bird used to bathe during the morning and sing songs. He also informed that one day Even the sun paused his chariot to listen to the melodious voice of the bird. The sun god is known to be the mentor of the Phoenix bird.


Life Story Of The Phoenix Bird

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It is said that the lifespan of a phoenix bird is about 500 years, and whenever the end time is near, it collects spices and twigs to construct its nest. After that, it moved slowly and sat on the nest and waited for the sunrise to set the fire on the nest. The bird is known to face its volatile death and does not make any effort to move out from its burning nest. As soon as the Phoenix is converted into ashes, a worm comes and crawls it out from the ashes and then it is again turned into a new Phoenix bird.


Then, the bird carries its father's ashes to the sun temple for burial. This bird lives in Arabia, where the life cycle is repeated again and again.


Fun Facts About Phoenix Bird

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Some interesting facts about Phoenix bird are:

  • An individual who is known to have a comeback after experiencing a defeat or a massive trauma is often referred to as a ‘phoenix’.

  • The phoenix bird is super ancient and famous. This bird has also been mentioned in Roman, Persian and Chinese mythologies.

  • Individuals claim that each phoenix bird lived for around 97,200 years!

  • It is said that a phoenix bird can convert itself to human beings, as well.

  • The phoenix bird that has been displayed in the Harry Potter movie series was known as ‘Fawkes’, and it was also a protector and a pet of Albus Dumbledore. Phoenix was also displayed in the film ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’.

  • This bird is a super renowned symbol utilised on flags. Nations such as Georgia, Atlanta, California and San Francisco sign this bird is rising from the ashes on their flags.

Final Takeaway


Remember that a phoenix bird is very different from other types of birds. It may be tough to say that the Phoenix bird exists. However, there is no evidence to prove that they don't exist.



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