Talk:Nevermore/@comment-2163079-20170129030752/@comment-25936766-20170129040918

@Spirit: Mmm...interesting. I thought it originated in Egyptian mythology, if not an Asian mythology. And indeed, even the wikipedia page points out that classical discourse on the subject points to a potential origin in Egypt, not Greece or Rome.

And the page doesn't mention any Phoenixes in Greco-Roman Mythology. At most, it mentions it's acknowledgement. Weird, considering the egyptian Sphynx did get "adapted" into Greek Mythology eventually.

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I even checked about Phoenicia just in case, and found out it was more Semitic/Canaanite/Mediterranean than actually Greek. I also found out it had nothing to do with Phoenixes; it was called Phoenicia because it's major export was Tyrian Purple clothing (Phoenicia/"Phoinike" meant Purple. Phoenix instead was "Phoinix").

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I also found out in the process that there's a german breed of chicken or roosters called Phoenix.