Phoenix (mythology)

The Phoenix was a fabled mythological bird, believed to be one of a kind. The Phoenix was capable of bursting into flame and being reborn from the ashes in a state of renewed youth. The Phoenix was comparable to the rejuvination of Dr. Who, as he went through a "strange psychological storm" which renewed his youth. (PROSE: The Phoenix in the Tardis ^[+]Loading...{"page":"20","1":"The Phoenix in the Tardis (feature)"})

	Phoenix
	Arabian desert
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	AUDIO: Frostfire

You may wish to consult Phoenix (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

Biography

While known to be a mythical creature, the Phoenix lived in the Arabian desert, for a lifespan of five to six hundred years, before burning itself to ashes on a funeral pile, before emerging once again with renewed youth, going on to live another cycle. The Phoenix had a "gorgeous plumage". (PROSE: The Phoenix in the Tardis ^[+]Loading...{"page":"20","1":"The Phoenix in the Tardis (feature)"})

The Phoenix's egg was exhibited at the Frost Fair in London in February 1814 in a collection of objects from a sea captain's travels. When the egg went missing, Jane Austen and helped the First Doctor, Steven Taylor, and Vicki Pallister investigate. (AUDIO: Frostfire)

The Manleigh Halt Irregulars' adventures in the early 1890s included an encounter with a phoenix from Babylon. (PROSE: The Delightful Bag)

References

During the Trojan War in circa 1200 BC, Odysseus used the phoenix in an idiom — "this takes the fried phoenix" — when speaking with the First Doctor about entering the city of Troy inside the Trojan Horse, which he thought to be undignified. (TV: "Horse of Destruction" ^[+]Part of The Myth Makers, Loading...{"namedep":"Horse of Destruction (4)","1":"The Myth Makers (TV story)"})

The Sorvan phoenix was named "Resine". (AUDIO: Superiority Complex)

Kate Lethbridge-Stewart used a phoenix as a metaphor for Susan Triad's nature as a "chrysalis", noting that "a phoenix [was] just a bird until it [caught] fire". (TV: The Legend of Ruby Sunday ^[+]Loading...["The Legend of Ruby Sunday (TV story)"])

Appearance

The Phoenix had a "gorgeous plumage." (PROSE: The Phoenix in the Tardis ^[+]Loading...{"page":"20","1":"The Phoenix in the Tardis (feature)"})