THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS ON YOUR SITE, HUW! I am very glad to repost it here.
Archives for 6 February 2009
Mythical Beasts — Political and Religious
The ancient world had many mythical beasts. The phoenix is one of my favorites: A phoenix is a mythical bird with a tail of beautiful gold and red plumage (or purple and blue, by some sources). It has a 500 to 1,000 year life-cycle, near the end of which it builds itself a nest of […]