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A pixel-art illustration of a phoenix in side profile, with red and gold plumage, purple wing coverts and a long blue tail
Mythology & Lore

The Phoenix: Origins, Legends, and the Late Arrival of the Fire

Everyone knows the bird that burns and rises from its ashes. The oldest stories about it never mention fire at all.

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A pixel-art illustration of a griffin, with an eagle's head and wings and a lion's body, standing on a rocky outcrop
Mythology & Lore

The Griffin: Origins, Legends, and Meaning of the Eagle-Lion Guardian

Half lion, half eagle, and older than Greece itself — the story of the creature that has guarded gold, symbolized Christ, and given its name to a fighter jet.

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