Legend about Phoenix

Phoenix was in the ancient tales an eagle with golden feathers. Phoenix was according to the tale bound to die every 500:rd year. This death occurred when Phoenix put fire on to her nest that started to burn.

But instead of killing, the fire transformed Phoenix. In the mythology, fire has been regarded to have a cleansing property. Bird Phoenix was seen to reincarnate from his fathers ashes, which symbolise immortality.

According to other sources, Phoenix came every 500 year from Arabia to Heliopolis in Egypt to bury his fathers body, which he brought in an egg of myrrh. When Phoenix new that death was close, he built a new nest and died there; a worm did then emerged from him and renewed the spirit of Phoenix.

The Phoenix spirit

The Phoenix will rise from the ashes.
She will get up from her fiery torment
And be stronger for it.
The Phoenix is beautiful,
She has red and golden plumage.
She was once a gray egg.
The Phoenix broke her egg of misery
Stopped the cycle of sadness
And will soon be happy.
The Phoenix will get another life,
She will be content,
She will survive.

(author unknown)

Updated 2010-01-18

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