The Phoenix is a legendary bird that is half eagle and half pheasant, with golden or multi-colored feathers. It can only be killed by fire but is then reborn from the ashes, allowing it to live forever by renewing itself through fire every 300 to 500 years. The Phoenix symbolizes immortality and resurrection, and in mythology was associated with the sun god. There is only one Phoenix alive at a time, which builds a nest of aromatic wood every 500 to 1,461 years to burn itself and be reborn from the ashes.

1. PHOENIX
By Sasha Terry

2. What is the Phoenix
• The Phoenix is a legendary bird that is half Eagle and half
Pheasant
• The name Phoenix comes from the Greek word meaning
Purple
• It is described as golden or multi-coloured

4. How can the Phoenix die?
• It can only be killed in a fire but it can be reborn from the
ashes so a Phoenix can actually live forever
• Every 300 to 500 years the Phoenix needs to be renewed
by using fire.

6. What does the Phoenix
symbolise?
• The phoenix bird symbolizes immortality, resurrection
and life after death. In ancient Greek and Egyptian
mythology, it is associated with the sun god.

8. How many Phoenixes live
at one time?
• There is only one Phoenix that can live at one time. When
the bird felt its death was near, every 500 to 1,461
years, it would build a nest of aromatic wood and set it on
fire. The bird then was consumed by the flames.