According to Herodotus, the Egyptians too had a revered bird, the Phoenix, which according to the citizens of Heliopolis could be rarely seen and only appears at intervals of say some five hundred years. It also regularly showed up when its father passed away and if to go by the size and character of the bird as depicted in the paintings, the bird resembled like an eagle and its feathers were golden and red in colour. According to the Egyptians, the bird carries his father departing from Arabia ... (Read More)