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Phoenix
(1,747 words)

(Φοῖνιξ/Phoînix, Latin Phoenix). Persons P. [1-4], the mythical P. bird [5], the date palm P. [6], geographical locations P. [7-9].

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[1] Mythical king of Sidon or Tyrus

Mythical king of Sidon or Tyrus, son of Agenor [1] and Telephassa (Apollod. 3,2-4), bro…

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Käppel, Lutz (Kiel), Nünlist, René (Basle), Ameling, Walter (Jena), Di Marco, Massimo (Fondi Latina), Hünemörder, Christian (Hamburg), Olshausen, Eckart (Stuttgart), Sonnabend, Holger (Stuttgart), Kramolisch, Herwig (Eppelheim) and Meyer, Ernst (Zürich), “Phoenix”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e923320>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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