The Phoenix lived in Arabia. According to the legends only one Phoenix lived at one time and lived for 500 years. At the end of its life-cycle, the Phoenix built a nest as it was dying and set the nest on fire and was consumed by the flames. After its death, a new Phoenix would then arise from the ashes and the new Phoenix was reborn. This cycle was repeated over and over. The Phoenix was the symbolic representation of the death and rebirth of the sun.

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Wemic (whee-mick) n,
1. In popular mythology, a half-man half-lion beast with the hindquarters of a wild cat and the torso of a man. According to legend, these creatures served Luna the Huntress, and posessed great intelligence and cunning.

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To avoid the sharp eyes and jealous wrath of his wife, Hera, the philandering Zeus disguised himself as a swan to tryst with his mortal lover, Leda.

-Edited by user at 11/14/2002 4:15:39 AM

A late entry, but a good one.

-Edited by user at 11/15/2002 7:17:15 AM

Icarus attached wings to his arms to fly home to Greece, but flew too close to the sun. The heat melted the wax that held the wings to his arms, and he fell to the sea. Small consolation, but they named the Icarian Sea after him.