Phoenix

Another almost worldwide mythical creature is the Phoenix. There is far too little evidence to tell whether the Phoenix was real or not, but by the physical descriptions are similar to that of an Archaeopteryx--a dinosaur-like bird that lived beside Mankind in the old world. In Greek and Egyptian Mythology, the Phoenix was said to have been able to reincarnate--live up to 1000 years, make a nest, lay an egg, burst into flames, and become ashes. The egg that was left behind was supposed to be the same Phoenix reincarnated. The new Phoenix would then carry its nest, which was full of its forerunner's ashes and take it to the Egyptian city of Heliopolis. The Phoenix was said to be fiery red color, with golden tail and wingtip feathers. The Archaeopteryx is told to have had brilliant colors and to have had the typical arrowhead shape acquainted with Phoenixes. Were Phoenixes just later retellings of post-Flood people, retelling what their forefathers said about that bird in a twisted, distorted version? The answer: We will probably never know. With the tales and claims on the Phoenix so ridiculously fantastic, it is hard to believe that it was real. However--after the event of the Tower of Babel, most tribes, due to linguistic confusion, had twisted versions of earlier tales of these magnificent creatures. But I myself believe that, in some way or the other, the Phoenix was real at one time--minus the mythological fantasy associated with it.