The phoenix is sometimes pictured in ancient and medieval literature and medieval art as endowed with a Nimbus, which emphasizes the bird's connection with the Sun. In the oldest images of phoenixes on record these nimbuses often have seven rays, like Helios the personified sun of Greek mythology ). Pliny the Elder also describes the bird as having a crest of feathers on its head,and Ezekiel compared it to a rooster.
Although the phoenix was generally believed to be colorful and vibrant, sources provide no clear consensus about its coloration. Tactius says that its color made it stand out from all other birds. Some said that the bird had peacock-like coloring, and 's claim of red and yellow is popular in many versions of the story on record. Ezekiel the Dramatist declared that the phoenix had red legs and striking yellow eyes, but Lactinius said that its eyes were blue like sapphires and that its legs were covered in scales of yellow-gold with rose-colored talons.
Herodotus, Pliny, Solinus and Philostratus describe the phoenix as similar in size to an eagle, but Lactantius and Ezekiel the Dramatist both claim that the phoenix was larger, with Lactantius declaring that it was even larger than an ostrich.
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