Mythology: The phoenix — a bird that rises from its own ashes — ap…

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Did you know? The phoenix — a bird that rises from its own ashes — appears in Greek, Egyptian, Persian, Jewish and Chinese mythologies. According to Herodotus (5th century BC) it lived 500 years, flew to Heliopolis, burned itself, and rose anew from the ashes. A symbol that crops up everywhere.

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The phoenix — a bird that rises from its own ashes — appears in Greek, Egyptian, Persian, Jewish and Chinese mythologies. According to Herodotus (5th century BC) it lived 500 years, flew to Heliopolis, burned itself, and rose anew from the ashes. A symbol that crops up everywhere.

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