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Often regarded as another form of the Phoenix.
Believed to be the reincarnation or assumed form
of gods like Ra and Osiris.
While the Bennu Blrd resembles a lapwing or heron, the Phoenix is depicted
as more powerful, like an eagle. The legends of the Phoenix are often
applied to the Bennu Bird.
It was the call of the Bennu bird on the Benben Column
that heralded Creation.
There are several legends about the appearance of
the Phoenix. The most well known is of how it appeared in Arabia every
five hundred years to build a funeral pyre. The bird set this ablaze,
and then plunged into it. After being consumed by the fire, a new Phoenix
rose from the ashes.
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