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The Egyptian Phoenix & The Dancer

As a sacred symbol in Egyptian religion, the phoenix represented the sun, which dies each night and rises again each morning. According to Herodotus the bird was red and golden and resembled an eagle.

 

Ephemeral Painting on scrying glass

 

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Uploaded on May 14, 2013
Taken in May 2013