A phoenix is the bird that dies in a burst of flame and is reborn in the ashes.
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'Phoenix', meaning a legendary Arabian bird that sets fire to itself and rises from the ashes every 500 years, comes from the Greek language.
In Greek mythology, Zeus transformed into a swan by using his shape-shifting powers to take on the form of the bird. This transformation allowed him to approach and seduce the mortal woman Leda.
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According to Sophocles and some earlier Greek sources she was turned to swallow which has no song. While later sources [Roman] report that she was turned to nightingale
Harpies are depicted as a mix of bird and woman with the head and body being the human portion and the remainder being bird. They are usually creatures of torment whereby they are used to punish others or carry them away.