I apologize if I spelled it spelled it wrong. I want to know about the mythical animal, not the city , or the football team.
2007-01-16 13:43:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Rebirth and the continuation of life. It is born of fire - purification - and grows, to die and be reborn again. It the a cycle of life.
2007-01-16 16:12:58 · answer #1 · answered by Je veux changer le monde 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a mythical bird and spelled Phoenix . Now Kindly read the following :-
In ancient Egyptian mythology and in myths derived from it, the phoenix or phÅnix is a mythical sacred firebird.
Said to live for 500 or 1461 years (depending on the source), the phoenix is a bird with beautiful gold and red plumage. At the end of its life-cycle the phoenix builds itself a nest of cinnamon twigs that it then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix arises. The new phoenix embalms the ashes of the old phoenix in an egg made of myrrh and deposits it in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis ("the city of the sun" in Greek). The bird was also said to regenerate when hurt or wounded by a foe, thus being almost immortal and invincible — a symbol of fire and divinity.
Although descriptions (and life-span) vary, the phoenix (Bennu bird) became popular in early Christian art, literature and Christian symbolism, as a symbol of Christ, and further, represented the resurrection, immortality, and the life-after-death of Jesus Christ.
Originally, the phoenix was identified by the Egyptians as a stork or heron-like bird called a benu, known from the Book of the Dead and other Egyptian texts as one of the sacred symbols of worship at Heliopolis, closely associated with the rising sun and the Egyptian sun-god Ra.
"After the second world war , Japan , as a nation rose from the ashes like the Phoenix bird "
2007-01-16 22:09:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mythical animal is a symbol of rebirth and coming out of a hard situation stronger
2007-01-16 21:53:10 · answer #3 · answered by danielle_1ca 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you did spell it wrong, it is spelled phoenix. (You were close!) The phoenix is a symbol of rebirth or a new start. Mythologically speaking, it burst into flames and was reborn from the ashes.
2007-01-16 22:37:38 · answer #4 · answered by I know everything... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The phoenix is a mystical bird of prey. He absorbs evil to the point of combustion. He goes up in flames and then arises from those same ashes and does it all again
2007-01-16 21:52:46 · answer #5 · answered by Nica 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The phoenix arose from the ashes and thus represents rebirth or return from defeat.
2007-01-16 21:48:48 · answer #6 · answered by ahab 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rebirth
2007-01-16 21:46:58 · answer #7 · answered by Puggz 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
the Phoenix bird stands for rebirth
as it raises up from the ashes of fire
2007-01-16 22:45:02 · answer #8 · answered by wolfeyes 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tutor of Achilles.
2007-01-16 22:15:30 · answer #9 · answered by AnswerSeeker 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to be reborn... to rise from the ashes
2007-01-16 21:49:03 · answer #10 · answered by greeneyedredhead 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋