A bunch of different supernatural and mythical creatures that I find interesting and hope you do too!
*Partially inspired by Teen Wolf.
Any suggestions of any other supernatural/mythical creatures are welcome.
In Greek mythology, a phoenix is a long-lived bird that is cyclically regenerated or reborn. Associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor.
Pictures of this creature usually involve it being bright yellow, orange or red.
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As its end approached, the phoenix fashioned a nest of aromatic boughs and spices, set it on fire, and was consumed in the flames. The Egyptians associated the phoenix with the sun , and that symbolism had a widespread appeal in late antiquity.
Despite such varieties of societies and times, the phoenix is consistently characterized as a bird with brightly colored plumage, which, after a long life, dies in a fire of its own making only to rise again from the ashes. The symbolism of the Phoenix, like the mystical bird itself, dies and is reborn across cultures and throughout time.
Ancient legend paints a picture of a magical bird, radiant and shimmering, which lives for severalhundred years before it dies by bursting into flames. It is then reborn from the ashes, to start a new, long life. So powerful is the symbolism that it is a motif and image that is still used commonly today in popular culture and folklore.
