[HPforGrownups] (NHNick and) The Phoenix

[Kurt Douglass]

No: HPFGUIDX 61372




>From: Carolina <silmariel at telefonica.net>
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>To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [HPforGrownups] (NHNick and) The Phoenix
>Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:41:00 +0200
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>michaelkgidlow
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>Now, for those who know anything about Greek mythology, a Phoenix was 
>reborn
>every 500 years. Fawkes is reborn later on in the book. Maybe, just maybe,
>there is something that happened 500 years ago that has some
>signifigance in the books. I know I said in an eariler post that the
>Deathday party was pointless, but maybe I was wrong...
>
>silmariel:
>
>Just a note. Egyptian mythology gives a period of roughly 1400 years for a
>Fenix to be reborn. I can't give an exact number, I think the information 
>is
>from "The White Goddess" by Robert Graves, anyway I've read it in a Graves'
>book.
>
silmariel

Hi Silmariel-

There are a lot of different ages for the Phoenix depending on the culture. 
I just thought about the 500 year connection between Fawkes and 
Nearly-Headless-Nick might mean somethig. If I'm correct, I don't think 
Rowling would have put in the connection if it didn't mean something. But 
(hopefully) we shall soon know.

Michael
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