Phönix (Mythologie)

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Phönix (Mythologie)
Short name
phoenix
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"The phoenix is a long-lived, immortal bird associated with Greek mythology (with analogs in many cultures) that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor. Some legends say it dies in a show of flames and combustion, others that it simply dies and decomposes before being born again. In the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, a tool used by folklorists, the phoenix is classified as motif B32.

The origin of the phoenix has been attributed to Ancient Egypt by Herodotus and later 19th-century scholars, but other scholars think the Egyptian texts may have been influenced by classical folklore. Over time the phoenix motif spread and gained a variety of new associations; Herodotus, Lucan, Pliny the Elder, Pope Clement I, Lactantius, Ovid, and Isidore of Seville are among those who have contributed to the retelling and transmission of the phoenix motif. Over time, extending beyond its origins, the phoenix could variously "symbolize renewal in general as well as the sun, time, the Empire, metempsychosis, consecration, resurrection, life in the heavenly Paradise, Christ, Mary, virginity, the exceptional man, and certain aspects of Christian life". Some scholars have claimed that the poem De ave phoenice may present the mythological phoenix motif as a symbol of Christ's resurrection." - (en.wikipedia.org 11.08.2021)
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  • IN REGEM NON MORTUUM.

    IN REGEM NON MORTUUM.

    Flugblatt von 1632/33 mit der...

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    Image: Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt - Public Domain Mark

  • Ruhender Phönix

    Ruhender Phönix

    Ein Phönix sitzt an einem...

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    Image: Winckelmann-Museum Stendal - CC BY-NC-SA

  • Phoenix

    Phoenix

    Das Bild zeigt eine Addition...

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    Image: Winckelmann-Museum Stendal - CC BY-NC-SA

  • Toter Phoenix

    Toter Phoenix

    Zu sehen ist eine...

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    Image: Winckelmann-Museum Stendal - CC BY-NC-SA

  • Erwachsener Phoenix I

    Erwachsener Phoenix I

    Dargestellt ist die...

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