Why do we say "rise like a phoenix from the ashes?

Question

Where does this saying come from?

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_%28mythology%29

Answer 2

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Why do we say "rise like a phoenix from the ashes?
Where does this saying come from?

Answer 3

Pheonix is supposed to be a mythological bird of fire that is believed to die in flames and turn to ash. but then it comes back to life from the same ash. In life we should all learn from the mistakes that we have made and try not to repeat them. We should not let sorrow overcome us and stand in our way. Learng to overcome hardships in life is all what life is worth living about. After all that's the definition of life. Hence the saying "rise like a phoenix from the ashes"

Answer 4

In Roman times, when an emperor died, a phoenix would be placed in wooden cage and hidden in the funeral pyre. When the pyre had burnt enough that the cage was sufficiently compromised, the phoenix would be able to break free and fly away and the fleeing bird was said to symbolise the emperor's spirit (soul) arising from the ashes and flying free, or more generally, life arising from death.

Answer 5

The phoenix is a mythological bird that crumbles to ashes when it dies and a new one comes out of the ashes. Think its form egyptian myth, but its used symbolically in lots of other religions and stuff.

Answer 6

its a metaphor

the phoenix is a mythological bird that burned with its nest then was reborn from the ashes

Answer 7

A phoenix is a mythical bird that would burn and be born again from its ashes stronger.

heres a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_%28mythology%29

Answer 8

It means picking yourself up, dusting yourself down, and rebuidling yourself bigger and better.

Answer 9

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