Isn't it true that there are legendary birds like the phoenix in both China and foreign countries?

The phoenix is a legendary bird in both China and foreign countries.

Phoenix worship originated from bird worship, and the shape of the phoenix, the name of the phoenix, the feminization of the phoenix, as well as the cultural meanings of phoenix worship have gone through a long process of evolution. Chinese phoenix worship is spirit worship rather than totem worship.

The word phoenix, which corresponds to the word phoenix in English, is derived from the Greek word for red, which is the color of fire, and because the phoenix has a deep affinity with fire, the phoenix is often referred to as the fire phoenix.

In Greek mythology phoenix is depicted as a heron, is a kind of life in the Arabian desert god bird, body as big as an eagle, have gold, red feathers, gorgeous. Ancient Egyptians depicted phoenix as the size of an eagle, with golden feathers, glittering wings, mottled appearance, and a pleasant chirping sound.

In Western classical literature, phoenix is more often depicted as a peacock or an eagle. The first person to describe phoenix in detail in the West was the Greek historian Herodotus, who said, "I have not seen it with my own eyes, but only in paintings, and its plumage is partly of a golden color and partly of a bright red color, and its appearance resembles that of a huge eagle, and it also has a beautiful singing voice.

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Phoenix's long history and rich connotation by the general public's favorite, in fact, it is not only confined to the royal aristocracy, in the people's clothing, food, housing and transportation and other aspects of life everywhere in the phoenix's figure, such as wearing a phoenix crown, phoenix shoes, phoenix hairpin; eat phoenix wings, phoenix claws; live in the phoenix building; paper cuttings, embroidery will be the Phoenix This reflects people's pursuit and yearning for a happy life and beautiful love.

In Chinese culture, the phoenix is a symbol of joy, peace, talent and happiness.

In contrast to the connotation of the phoenix in traditional Chinese culture, the Western phoenix emphasizes its beautiful aspect of rebirth and resurrection. In Western mythology, the phoenix (phoe-nix) is known as the "bird of immortality" and the "bird of everlasting life", and is a symbol of "immortality". In Western culture, phoenix not only symbolizes "rebirth" and "resurrection", but also represents beautiful things, even love.

Because of its meaning of immortality, resurrection and rebirth, the image of phoenix can often be seen on Western sarcophagi. It was customary in the Middle Ages to paint the phoenix with a cross. The phoenix is also a symbol of the anthropomorphic image of chastity. Despite differing accounts of the length of its rebirth, early Christian art and literature saw it as a symbol of resurrection, immortality, and rebirth.