Ron D'Silva says “The phoenix is stated to be the color of precious stones, its feet resemble the color of fire, and it wears a crest on its head. Furthermore, Pliny the Elder, in his 'Natural Histories' states that the phoenix is as large as an eagle, has golden feathers around its neck, a purple body, a blue and pink tail and a feathered crest on its head. Numerous scholars have provided various sources from which the word "Phoenix" could be derived. One opinion is that it derives from the Latin word 'phoeniceus' which means deep red or scarlet and this is why it is described as having scarlet feathers. The color "red" stands for both blood and fire, the two interpretations that fit perfectly with the myth of the phoenix. It therefore symbolizes both war and purity, which most often depends on the context. Of course, Phoenix had no feathers or tail, but wore colors such as red, gold, and blue both on his head and in the clothes he wore. Eudora Welty says, “His eyes were blue with age. His skin had a pattern all its own of innumerable branching wrinkles and as if a whole sapling stood in the middle of his forehead, but underneath ran a golden color, and the two bumps of his cheeks were illuminated with a yellow that burned under the darkness . . Under the red rag her hair fell down her neck in fragile ringlets, still black and smelling like
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