“The phoenix was a mythical bird of ancient Egypt which reputedly burned every 500 years and rose rejuvenated from its ashes.”

“Symbolically as the natural ruler of Scorpio, Pluto is the phoenix bird rising from the ashes of his own self destruction.”

“James Joyce, for one, used to quest exhaustively for every fresh word as if it were a phoenix feather.”

“The Egyptians, Phoenicians and Hittites practised it as a special ritual in conjunction with the presentation of the dowry.”

“In antiquity Gibraltar belonged in turn to the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, and Visigoths.”

“To the Phoenicians He was Adoni, to the Anatolians He was Attis, to the Sumerians Damuzi.”

“Some plaques are carved with dragons, phoenixes and flowers, some are even inlaid with pearls and jade.”

“Unicorns, elves, leprechauns, phoenixes, griffins, and humans all existed very peacefully together on Earth, until evil was set loose.”

“A sketchy design of phoenixes with flowers and foliage in red enamel fills the upper surface of the foot.”