Re: [tied] Chinese Phenix

The Chinese name is arbitrarially translated as "phenix", I'm not asking for
etymology of Greek Phoenix.

Joao SL

----- Original Message -----
From: Glen Gordon <glengordon01@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Chinese Phenix


>
> >What is the origin of Chinese Phenix?
>
> There is a town in Arizona by the same name (http://phoenix.gov/)
> but the name is Greek and is correctly spelled "phoenix".
> However, the Greeks had borrowed their term from Egyptians.
> (Check out [bn.w].)
>
> The concept seems to relate to "dragons" imo and was originally
> a water symbolism. I feel that Chinese mythology was greatly
> affected by the mythologies further west.
>
>
> >"Dark Warrior", turtle (or turtle and serpent)
> Like Ninja Turtles?
>
>
> - gLeN
>
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