The phoenix (Ancient Greek: ¦µ¦Ï?¦Í¦É¦Î, pho¨ªnix, Persian: ?????, Arabic: ??????? ?? ???? ???????, Chinese: øP»Ë or ²»ËÀøB) is a mythical sacred firebird that can be found in the mythologies of the Persians, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Chinese, and (according to Sanchuniathon) Phoenicians.
A phoenix is a mythical bird that is a fire spirit with a colorful plumage and a tail of gold and scarlet (or purple, blue, and green according to some legends). It has a 500 to 1000 year life-cycle, near the end of which it builds itself a nest of twigs that then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix or phoeni