Phoenix



Phoenix (フェニックス, Fenikkusu) is a demon in the series.

History
The phoenix is a mythical sacred fire bird which originated in the Sub-continent of India in ancient mythologies mentioned in the Egyptian and later the Phoenician and the Greek Mythology.

A phoenix is a mythical bird with a tail of beautiful gold and red plumage. It has a 500 to 1,000 year life-cycle, near the end of which it builds itself a nest of twigs that it then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix or phoenix egg arises, reborn anew to live again. The new phoenix is destined to live as long as its old self. In some stories, the new phoenix embalms the ashes of its old self in an egg made of myrrh and deposits it in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis. The bird was also said to regenerate when hurt or wounded by a foe, thus being almost immortal and invincible — it is also said that it can heal a person with a tear from its eyes and make them temporarily immune to death. The phoenix is a symbol of fire, divinity, resurrection and rebirth out of the ashes or chaos.

Appearances

 * Shin Megami Tensei: Reichou Clan
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Reichou Clan
 * Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers: Reichou Clan
 * Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: Temperance Arcana
 * Persona 4: Sun Arcana
 * Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Avian Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Avian Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children White Book
 * Shin Megami Tensei: DemiKids: Light Version
 * Shin Megami Tensei: DemiKids: Dark Version
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children Fire Book
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children Ice Book

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children White Book
A Phoenix named Rei is partner to Takaharu Ougi.

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
"The famous holy Egyptian bird that's born from fire. The Phoenix is a crimson-colored bird the size of an eagle with a colorful tail. After about 500 years, it throws itself into a pyre and is reborn from the ashes as a chick." - Strange Journey Compendium