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Phoenix vs Thunderbird - What's the difference?

phoenix | thunderbird |

In mythology terms the difference between phoenix and thunderbird

is that phoenix is a mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology while thunderbird is a mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.

As a proper noun Phoenix

is a mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology.

phoenix

English

(wikipedia phoenix)

Alternative forms

* phenix, , pheonix

Noun

  • (mythology) A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
  • (figuratively) Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed. Usually used as a simile.
    • Astronomers believe planets might form in this dead star's disk, like the mythical Phoenix rising up out of the ashes.
  • (mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies.

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    thunderbird

    English

    (wikipedia thunderbird)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mythology) A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.
  • * 1999 , Andrew George, translating Gilgamesh , VII:
    • A man there was, grim his expression, just like a Thunderbird his features were frightening.
  • An Australian insectivorous songbird (), whose male is conspicuously marked with black and yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast.