The phoenix, or phenix, is a famous mythical bird. It is a sacred creature. A part of many cultures, different people know it by different names.<\/p>\n
The Greeks call it Phoenix; the Egyptians call it Bennu, and the Chinese call it F\u00eang-Huang. In Japan it\u2019s named Ho-o, in Russia, it is the Firebird. It is also known as the Arabian Anka, the Georgian Paskunji, the Hindu Garuda, the Persian Simorgh, the Turkish Z\u00fcmr\u00fcd\u00fc Anka, and the Tibetan Me byi karmo. Some Native Americans knew it as Yel. It can even be found in Phoenician and Roman mythology.<\/p>\n
Regardless of what any one group calls the phoenix, its fire is so fierce it\u2019s always identified with the sun. Egyptians considered it to be the spirit of the god Ra. It lives to be between 500 and 1,000 years old.<\/p>\n
As it reaches the end of its life, it builds a special nest of incense, spices, twigs, and other scared material. It ignites the nest and dives into the fire. A new, young phoenix arises from the still warm ashes of the old and it appears to be reborn and ready to live a better life than the previous one.<\/p>\n
The new phoenix then magically embalms the ashes of its previous self inside an egg of myrrh. It then deposits the egg in the ancient Egyptian city known as Heliopolis or what the Greeks called \u201cSun City.\u201d The return of the phoenix was considered to be a good omen and that being bathed in its sunlight was a blessing.
\nThe phoenix\u2019s tears are special. They can be used to cure any infection or heal any wound. When properly used, the tears of the phoenix can even be used to raise the dead.<\/p>\n
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Before the universe existed, the immortal phoenix was there flying over a sea of chaos. It landed on the single pyramid of ground. There it sang a beautiful song that set off the creation of the universe itself.<\/p>\n
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