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Phoenix, Legendary Creature

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Title: Phoenix, Legendary Creature

Caption: 13th century illuminated manuscript shows the phoenix on its funeral pyre, which was lit by the rays of the sun above. The phoenix was a mythical sacred firebird that can be found in the mythologies of the Persians, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Chinese, and Phoenicians. A phoenix was a fire spirit with a colorful plumage and a tail of gold and scarlet (or purple, blue, and green according to some legends). Only one phoenix existed at any time. It had a 500 to 1000 year lifecycle, near the end of which it would build itself a nest of twigs, set it on fire, and be consumed in the flames. From the ashes a new, young phoenix or phoenix egg arose, reborn anew to live again. The new phoenix was destined to live as long as its old self.

Category: ILLUSTRATION • History: Middle Ages • Culture: Mythology

Credit: Album / Science Source / New York Public Library

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Image size: 3000 × 3353 px | 28.8 MB

Print size: 25.4 × 28.4 cm | 1181.1 × 1320.1 in (300 dpi)

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