The Phoenix

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1. The phoenix is closely associated with which Ancient Egyptian god? Baset Anubis Amun-Ra Horus

2. The Egyptians invented the phoenix, but it was the Greeks that gave it the name 'phoenix'. What was the Ancient Egyptians name for the phoenix before the Greeks named it? Bennu Hathor Ankh Sobek

3. Christians adopted the symbol of the Phoenix. What did it represent to them? Life after death/resurrection The afterlife Omnipotence The holy spirit

4. Bofore the phoenix dies it builds itself a nest of what material? Palm leaves Feathers Myrrh Cinnamon

5. Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in "Harry Potter", has a pet phoenix. What is the name of his phoenix? Mallorn Armagedon Fawkes Magma

6. Something from a phoenix is said to have the power of healing. What is it? claws saliva feathers tears

7. Egyptians said that the phoenix was similar to which type of bird? Greeks said it looked like another? What did each civilisation say that the phoenix was similar to? Egyptian: falcon, Greek: hawk Egyptian: peacock, Greek: heron Egyptian: heron, Greek: peacock Egyptian: hawk, Greek: falcon

8. Where was the phoenix first mentioned in Egyptian history? Book of the After-Life Book of Ra Book of Necromancing Book of the Dead

9. The Greeks believed that the phoenix had a beautiful song. Apollo (god of the sun) would stop his chariot (the sun) to listen to its fair song. What did the phoenix live beside in this myth? A lake A river A well The sea

10. The Egyptians had to get the inspiration for the phoenix somewhere. One theory is that the idea came from the African flamingoes that live on the salt flats. It is too hot on the salt flats to put a chick or egg on, so the flamingoes build nests several inches tall to put the chick/egg on. This protects them from the heat. What feature of the flamingo or salt flats gave them the idea of flaming plumage? Convection currents The heat that the salt flats give out The flamingoes' pink/red plumage None of the above