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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:49 am    Post subject: Phoenixes Reply with quote

Fiery birds. Rise from the ashes.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.eaudrey.com/myth/phoenix.htm

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/bestiary/translat/55r.hti

http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/ho-oo-phoenix.shtml

http://www.radio86.co.uk/explore-learn/culture/5215/feng-huang-the-legend-of-the-phoenix

Those are some links to get you started, mostly about how they look and stuff. ^^

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know that they were originally an Egyptian mythical creature - used as a metaphor for the Ah-ten (sun) how it dies and comes to life in flames etc etc
...I also know that a phoenix's makes it's nest in either Cyprus trees or fig palms...

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