The Phoenix

The Phoenix is related to Egyptian, Russian, Chinese, Native American and Japanese cultures. The phoenix is related strictly to the sun. It is a mythical bird that never dies.

Ancient Phoenix of Egypt
The ancient Egyptians linked the myth of the phoenix to immortality that was one of the most important things in their civilization. They referred to it as the Bennu bird, which was the sacred bird of Heliopolis. It was associated with the sun and represented the soul of the sun god, Re. In a later era, the hieroglyph of the bird was used to represent the rising and the setting of the sun. It is also referred to the allegory of the resurrection and of life after death. It was also compared to the undying Rome and it appears on the coinage of the late Roman Empire as a symbol of an Eternal city.

Classical Arabian Phoenix

Large bird, that made its home near a cool well, who would appear at dawn every morning to sing a song so enchanting that Apollo would even stop to listen. To them, there was only one phoenix exhisiting at one time. When the end of its life approached, the phoenix would build a pyre nest, set it on fire, and is consumed in the flames. After three days the rebirth, or birth, or the new phoenix arises from the ashes. The phoenix gathers the ashes of its predecessor into an egg and takes it to Heliopolis (city of the sun) to give it to the alter of the sun god.  Symbolizes the death and rebirth of the sun. During its life it never kills or crushes anything it touches. Generally referred to aas the king of all birds.

Chinese Phoenix (Feng Huang)

In this mythology, the phoenix is a symbol of high virtue and grace. It represents the union of yin and yang. A very gentle creature that never killed anything, and ate only dewdrops. In relation to a house, it symbolized loyalty and honesty to the residents living inside. If an individual wore jewlery with the phoenix, they were said to have high moral values, therefore it was only allowed by people of high importance.
-Appearence is a beack of a cock, face of a swallow, neck of a snake, breast of a goose, the back of a tortoise, and the tail of a fish.
-During the Han period, the phoenix was used asa symbol depicting the direction south shown as a male and female bird facing each other. It was said to represent the confucian virtures of loyalty, honesty, decorum, and justice.

Japanese Phoenix (Hou-Ou/Ho-Oo)

The Ho is the male bird, and the Oo is the female. Resembeling the Chinese Phoenix in looks. Depicted as nesting in a paulownia tree and was thought to only appear at the birth of a virtuous rules and was seen to mark a new era by coming down from the heavens to do good deeds for people. It became adopted as a symbol of the royal family. Represents the sun, justice , fidelity, and obedience.