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==References== | ==References== | ||
===Mythology=== | ===Mythology=== | ||
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:It is known to be a mythical multi-colored bird of Arabia, with a long history of artistic and literary symbolism, the Phoenix is one of a kind. At the end of its five-hundred-year existence, it perches on its nest of spices and sings until sunlight ignites the masses. After the body is consumed in flames, a worm emerges and develops into the next Phoenix. | :It is known to be a mythical multi-colored bird of Arabia, with a long history of artistic and literary symbolism, the Phoenix is one of a kind. At the end of its five-hundred-year existence, it perches on its nest of spices and sings until sunlight ignites the masses. After the body is consumed in flames, a worm emerges and develops into the next Phoenix. | ||
The origin of the myth goes back to the Ethiopian. It was later worshiped by the Egyptian as [[wikipedia:Bennu|Bennu]], in close relation to the Sun god Ra. It occurs in figurative art and literature throughout most phases of European history. The name Phoenix is Greek. | The origin of the myth goes back to the Ethiopian. It was later worshiped by the Egyptian as [[wikipedia:Bennu|Bennu]], in close relation to the Sun god Ra. It occurs in figurative art and literature throughout most phases of European history. The name Phoenix is Greek. |