Every 500 years or so, this bird was reborn from its own ashes
He rarely appears in Egypt  only once in every 500 years, so they say, ... up 
and gathered sufficient strength, it lifts its nest from the tree (its own cradle and its
... [DOC] [TLE] PHOENIX (Phoinix) - Fire-Bird of Greek & Roman Legend [PAR] The creature lived for five hundred years and feasted upon Arabian balsalm ... of 
the same story relates, that when Phoenix arrived at the age of 500 years, .... 
Then from his father's body is reborn a little Phoenix, so they say, to live the ... 
Never was this bird conceived nor springs it from any mortal seed, itself is alike its 
own... [DOC] [TLE] Phoenix - Ms. Buttler's 4th Grade [PAR] When the bird felt its death was near, every 500 to 1,461 years, it would build a 
nest ... Because of the phoenix's rebirth from its own ashes, it became a symbol of 
... so strong in their civilization, and from there its symbolism spread around the... [DOC] [TLE] The Phoenix Through the Ages - Swarthmore College Bulletin [PAR] The fabled bird is so thoroughly entwined in our culture that most people have ... 
to know much about itOh, yeah, it's that bird that burns up and rises from the 
ashes, ... is so much rich history about the phoenix, its story deserves a book of its 
own.