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Phoenixes are mythological birds associated with fire, regeneration, and immortality in various cultures. The most well-known phoenix in Western myth is the Greek phoenix, a bird that dies by self-immolation on a nest of aromatic wood and spices, and is reborn from the ashes at the end of its life, typically after several centuries. The name is derived from Greek phoinix, meaning purple-red or crimson. In some accounts the new phoenix hatches as a chick that grows within the ashes; in others the nest is consumed and a single bird rises anew.

In Egyptian mythology, the Bennu bird shares similarities with the phoenix because of its association with

East Asian traditions have their own phoenixes. The Chinese fenghuang, often called the fenghuang in English,

Beyond myth, phoenix imagery is used as a symbol of renewal, resilience, and transformation in literature, heraldry,

the
sun
and
creation.
Bennu
is
linked
to
the
sun
god
Ra
and
to
concepts
of
rebirth
and
cyclical
time,
and
it
was
often
depicted
as
a
heron-like
bird
with
a
long
crest.
is
a
composite
of
several
birds
and
is
typically
a
symbol
of
virtue,
grace,
and
the
female
principle;
it
is
commonly
paired
with
the
dragon
to
symbolize
harmony.
Japanese
ho-ō
is
related
and
appears
in
art
and
literature,
sometimes
with
different
attributes.
and
modern
popular
culture.
It
also
appears
in
Christian
symbolism
as
an
emblem
of
resurrection.
In
contemporary
fiction
and
media,
phoenixes
often
retain
the
core
idea
of
rebirth
and
enduring
life.