Thursday Thirteen 210: Harry Potter Trivia

Unless you've been living under a rock, you all know that the final Harry Potter movie, Deathly Hallows Part 2 (or HP7.2) hits most theaters this Friday at midnight. In honor of such, I thought I'd share a bit of trivia about the books by JK Rowling and the movies based on them. You can also scroll down to this week's Teaser Tuesday post.

1. The first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (or Sorcerer’s Stone, in the US) was published in the UK in June 1997 and in the US in Sept 1998. In 1999, the first three books of the series (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) occupied the top three spots on numerous adult bestseller lists.

2. The fourth book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, was published in July 8, 2000 in the UK, US, Canada and Australia with a record print run of 1 million copies in the UK and 3.8 million in the US—it broke all records for the number of books sold in the first weekend of publication. Each successive book has set new records.

3. The last book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, is the fastest selling book in both the US and UK, with over 450 million copies worldwide.

4. The Harry Potter series has been translated into 69 languages in over 200 territories around the world. The series has enchanted young and old, and new readers are discovering the books every day.

5. There are three related books to the seven volume series: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard. All were written by Rowling for charity.

6. The first movie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, opened in the UK in November 2001 and quickly became the number two film of all time. The gross revenue over the first seven films: $6,343,865,842

7. The eight films have seen four different directors: Chris Columbus (HP1, HP2), Alfonso Cuaron (HP3), Mike Newell (HP4), and David Yates (HP5, 6, 7.1 and 7.2).

8. Daniel Radcliffe was selected for the role of Harry Potter after a 7-month search. The roles of Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) were cast from among thousands of auditioning children. Although Radcliffe had prior film experience, Watson and Grint's only previous experience was in school plays.



9. Since the first movie came out in 2001, there has only been one major casting change, when Michael Gambon succeeded Richard Harris in the role of Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore in the third movie, after Harris' unexpected death in Oct 2002.



10. There has been one other character change: the appearance of Professor Flitwick (Warwick Davis) was changed after the first two movies. Davis also plays the goblin Griphook in the first and last two movies. Older viewers may remember him from his leading roles in Willow and Leprechaun.



11. Harry's famous scar has been created by make-up artists about 5,800 times, not only on Daniel Radcliffe, who has had the scar applied approx 2,000 times, but also on his doubles and stunt doubles.

12. Every wand in the film series is unique, including those by twins Fred and George Weasley. Daniel Radcliffe wore out nearly 70 wands during the making of the films. You can see more and order your very own here.



13. The actor who plays Prof. Lupin (David Thewlis) originally auditioned for the role of Prof. Quirrel. Considering how much longer Lupin's been around, I'm sure he doesn't regret losing that first part.

Have you read the books? Seen the movies? Do you plan to see the final film out this weekend?

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Thursday Thirteen 196: Atari

Long before Nintendo, Game Boys and wii, there was Atari. My family had about 30 different games, some played more often than others. Here are a few that I remember.


1. Pong — Yes, I admit it. The first video game we ever owned was Pong.

2. Pac Man — I rolled this one a couple of times. It was the best-selling Atari video game ever.

3. Ms. Pac Man — Though I came close a few times, I never managed to roll this one. Turns out, there was a flaw in the software that prevented players from doing so.

4. River Raid — This was my all-time favorite. My friend Angie and I used to have intense battles with this one. The player controls an airplane in a top-down view over a river and gets points for shooting down enemy planes, helicopters, and ships. By flying over fuel-stations, the plane's tank can be refilled. The player can shift side to side and change the speed of the plane. Sections of the river are marked by bridges.

5. Space Invaders — Of course. Object: Shoot the aliens before they reach the bottom of the screen and take over the Earth.

6. Barnstorming — My mom bought this one for my dad, and though he wasn't much into electronic games, we actually did get him to play on occasion. The object: pilot a biplane through a series of barns in the shortest time possible while dodging windmills, weather vanes, and geese. Bumping into anything slows down the plane for a couple of seconds, increasing the overall time.

7. Steeplechase — Try to jump your horse over fences and other obstacles without crippling him. Not as easy as you think!

8. Combat (also known as Tank Plus) — This was a 1-4 person game. Sort of a "capture the flag" with tanks. Great for slumber parties!

9. Raiders of the Lost Ark — This one was impossible to play. We never got very far in it and eventually gave up on it.


10. Frogger — This is one my mom liked.

11. Asteroids — Another must-have arcade game. Object: shoot and destroy asteroids and saucers while not colliding with either, or being hit by the saucers' counter-fire.

12. Q*Bert — I almost forgot about this one, which was Baby Sister's favorite. It was a platform game that featured two-dimensional (2D) graphics. The object: change the color of every cube in a pyramid by making the on-screen character jump on top of the cube while avoiding obstacles and enemies.

13. Tennis — Odd that this is the only sports one I can remember (aside from Steeplechase). This is one Younger Sister played a lot.


Inspired by this post from Savannah.

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Jennifer Leeland * Darla M Sands * Colleen

Cat in the Box

For all pet lovers, especially those owned by cats.

The NCIS Headslap

One of my favorite commercials during last night's Superbowl -- the thing that really makes it funny is I threatened to headslap a coworker last Friday. Trust me, he deserved it. LOL

Are You a Cat or a Dog

Are you a Cat or a Dog Person

You scored 42.9%
Cat Person

As a cat person, you approach life with thoughtfulness. You are self-aware and have close friends who will be there for life. The subtleties and mysteries of the world intrigue you. Your ideal Friday night is good conversation or a movie you can't figure out the ending to. Your take-charge attitude sometimes meets with conflict, but you always surpass expectations when it comes to your work. You value intelligence, grace and independence, which is why a feline friend is best for you. A few famous cat lovers are Regis Philbin, Katie Couric and Jay Leno.

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What Kind of Cat Would You Be?
(Or, What Kind of Dog)



Norwegian Forest Cat
The Norwegian Forest Cat is strong and independent. She is reserved with newcomers but blossoms in the company of old friends. Confidently defending what is hers, she does not like strangers in her territory. Her luxurious coat is a lot to handle, and necessity dictates regular upkeep. An amazing athlete, the Norwegian Forest Cat thrives on physical activity, and no leap is too great or prey too quick for her to tackle. This huntress is clearly queen of her domain!

What Color Are You?

Whaddya know...my favorite color!

You are most like: You are Orange
Brilliant and stunning, you provide a pleasant surprise to any room into which you walk. This is a hard color to pull off, but you do it well.
Take this quiz: Which Crayola Box of 8 Color Are You?
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What Element Are You?

Your element is Water

Water is the essence of love.

The river rushing onward to the sea represents perseverance and the courage needed to stay the course. You are the nurturer, the calm center of the family who supports loved ones to help them overcome obstacles, and conquer problems. When fire forces through change, you smooth the path, and sooth hurt feelings. Sensual, graceful, and often very beautiful, you have strong emotions, and love deeply. Your friends are likely to turn to you for advice on love and friendship. Feelings are made of the same stuff as water and ‘well up’ inside you. Tears spring from emotion and wash away hurt. Cleansing, healing, and psychic, you may be in the healing or caring professions. Taste pure water; listen to a babbling brook; feel the cool kiss of a mountain stream on your fingers. Your season is fall, your time of day the shadowy dusk.


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Rated PG

Got this one from Melissa's blog (who is rated G, LOL). Apparently what pushed me into the next higher rating was the use of such words as: punch (6x), sex (2x), and suck (1x). Nevermind that "punch" when used on this blog refers to a crafting tool, and I'm pretty sure the context of the latter was something akin to "that sucks." Funny, no?

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Make Your Own Snowflakes!

Wishing for a bit of snow? Bored and looking for something fun to do? Pull out the virtual paper and scissors and make a few snowflakes! My flakes are under "WORDTRIX." If you are from RD, be sure to put "Romance Divas" as your location so we can find you!

Total Snowfall Yesterday: 1.9"
Total Snowfall this Season: 9.1"

What Tree Did you Fall From

WEEPING WILLOW (the Melancholy) -
beautiful but full of melancholy, attractive, very empathetic,
loves anything beautiful and tasteful, loves to travel, dreamer,
restless, capricious, honest, can be influenced but is not easy
to live with, demanding, good intuition, suffers in love but
finds sometimes an anchoring partner.


Click HERE to find out what YOUR tree is.

Seven Bookish Things About Me

Jana tagged me with this Monday, so here goes. Seven bookish things about me.

1. If I start reading/buying a series of books in paperback (or, more rarely, in hardcover) I prefer to continue in that format if possible, so that that series/author can be shelved together. I did make an except for the Twilight series, seeing as the paperbacks and hardcovers are the same size.

2. I cannot stand and refuse to buy those oversize paperbacks that some publishers (such as Harl/Sil) occasionally force on us. I prefer my books all the same size (mass market) so that they can easily be fitted to my shelves, TYVM.

3. I can't read more than one book at a time. I blame this on my English/French Lit days (yes, I was stupid enough to take three lit courses in one semester once) when I would sometimes be required to read a novel in French and another in English at the same time. It's just too difficult keeping the different plots/characters straight and my brain can no longer handle that!

4. I rarely usually borrow books, especially from the library. I don't always get to something I want to read right away, and it's much easier to add it to the towering TBR pile and r4ead it in my own time than try to renew something or remember from whom (and when) it was borrowed. The one exception are books traded with my friend Kim, but that's usually because she has loaned me part of a series I really want to read.

5. I am particular about whom I loan my books. In fact, the only people I loan to anymore are my friend Kim (we take turns buying certain series--for example, I buy all the Scottolines, she buys all of Hooper's Bishop series), and my younger sister (but NOT the youngest). I've learned which people are most likely to return my books and treat them well. If you borrow a book and never return it, you've lost borrowing privileges.

6. Book abusers irritate me. People who dog ear corners, crease pages, break spines, smear pages with food or beverages, and use books as coasters or frisbees lose all rights to borrow any of my books. Ever. I expect to get them back in the same pristine condition they were in when I leant them out.

7. My books are sorted by hardcover and paperback, and arranged alphabetically by author within each format. I also tend to sort some genres separately, ie: classics, romance, thriller. It gets a little shady, though, when you have authors who started out in romance and moved to suspense/thriller genres.

I'm tagging: Rae, Margie, Nina, Adelle, Alice, Eaton, and you -- yeah, you know who you are. Stop skulking and participate. ;-)

Cake Wrecks

I came across this blog via - of all things - a stamping blog, and as soon as I saw it knew I had to post it. I think you'll agree that some of these, er...take the cake.

Cake Wrecks

Mosaic Meme

Saw this posted at Allison's blog and thought it was worth a try.

Answer each of the questions below. Surf over to Flickr and type your answers into the search bar. From the choice of pictures shown only on the front page, click on the one that moves you. Once the page with your picture opens, copy the URL. Surf over to the Mosaic Maker, set up your mosaic, and paste your URLs. Click Create. Voila!

The Questions:
What is your first name?
What is your favorite food?
What high school did you attend?
What is your favorite color?
Who is your celebrity crush?
What is your favorite drink?
Where would you go on your dream vacation?
What is your favorite dessert?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
What do you love most in life?
What is the one word that describes you?
What is your Flickr name?

Anne Elliot

Hmm...not sure how I feel about the outcome of this one, though I had a feeling I was going to end up either an Anne Elliot or Fanny Price. For the record, there was a time I may have been more of a push over and inclined to follow others, but I have learned to stand up for myself more over the last several years. One does grow weary of feeling used, unappreciated and constantly pushed around, and even the strongest tree can only bend so far before it breaks.


You are Anne Elliot of Persuasion! Let's face it; you're easily persuaded, particularly when friends and relatives try to use "the Elliot way" against you. But this doesn't mean that you don't have conviction. Actually, your sense of duty is overwhelming. And though you won't stick your neck out too often, you have learned to speak up when it counts. To boot, you know how to handle sticky situations. You love deeply and constantly.

All possible results: Elinor Dashwood, Marianne Dashwood, Elizabeth Bennet, Fanny Price, Emma Woodhouse, Catherine Morland, Anne Elliot

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CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR THE PSYCHIATRICALLY CHALLENGED

CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR THE PSYCHIATRICALLY CHALLENGED

Schizophrenia --- Do You Hear What I Hear?

Multiple Personality Disorder --- We Three Kings Disoriented Are

Dementia --- I Think I'll Be Home For Christmas

Narcissistic --- Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me

Manic --- Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Busses and Trucks and Trees and Fire Hydrants and...

Paranoid --- Santa Claus Is Coming To Get Me

Borderline Personality Disorder --- Thoughts of Roasting On an Open Fire

Personality Disorder --- You Better Watch Out, I'm Gonna Cry, I'm Gonna Pout, Maybe I'll tell You Why

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder --- Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells...

Halloween Hangman

I have to pass on this great new procrastination tool, perfect for this time of year:

http://dedge.com/flash/hangman/hangman.swf?a=300

Gotta love how the skeleton mocks your efforts! ;-)

Just Two Things

Received this from one of my sisters and thought I would post it hear in addition to sharing it with a few of mt best email pals.

JUST TWO THINGS...If you opened it, you have to do it. (Hey, I don't make the rules!)

Then, send it back to the person who sent it to you and the rest of your friends!

Two Names You Go By:
1. Heather
2. Trix/Wordtrix

Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
1. Black pajama bottoms
2. Orange pajama tank top

Two Things You Would Want in a Relationship:
1. Love
2. Respect

Two of Your Favorite Things to do:
1. Read, read, read.
2. Crafts: Scrapbook, stamp cards, counted cross-stitch

Two Things You Want Very Badly at the Moment:
1. A vacation -- a real one. Far from home.
2. A new apartment…a VERY QUIET apartment. One with no dogs romping or barking over my head at all hours. It’s not that I hate dogs, I just don’t believe they belong in apartments, especially not the second floor and when they are as big as a moose.

Two pets you had/have:
1. Female Cat, Squeaky (died in June at age 20)
2. Male Cat, Festus Hagen (disappeared when we were younger and was later found living with an elderly couple; all seemed content so we didn’t say anything to them. I'm sure he had a long and contented life.)

Two people who will fill this out:
1. Jana (because I know she’s bored)
2. Latesha (because I said so *grin*)

Two things you did last night:
1. Watched “The War” on PBS (followed by the taped episode of "Cold Case.")
2. Worked on a cross-stitch ornament

Two Things you ate last night:
1. Ham (Uhh...it was turkey ham, Vi -- really. Okay maybe not, but you can pretend, right?)
2. Mashed potatoes with a bit of gravy

Two people you Last Talked To:
1. Kim
2. Apartment manager (about the dog that barked for 5 straight hours Saturday night into Sunday morning -- and I wasn't the first or only one to complain for once!)

Two Things You're doing tomorrow:
1. Work...of some sort
2. Watching the conclusion of "The War."

Two longest car rides:
1. Black Hills, South Dakota (camped for a week with friends)
2. Natchitoches, LA (visited sister and BIL when they lived there in 1999)

Two Favorite Holidays:
1. Christmas (peace on Earth, good will towards men...yeah, you got me -- it's really all about the chocolate and presents. *grin*)
2. Thanksgiving (Mmm...turkey and pumpkin pie!)

Two favorite beverages:
1. French Vanilla hot chocolate
2. Strawberry Margaritas

I'm changing the end rules a bit to fit the blogosphere. In the email chain, you were to send your replies back to the person who sent it to you, as well as all your friends. For those out there in Blogland, feel free to consider yourselves tagged. *grin*

If you were a girl in the 80's....

Got this from my friend Cyn and felt it worth sharing. I'm sure many will be laughing and nodding their heads in agreement. And following the tradition of Jana, personal comments are made in a different color.


IF YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 80'S...

You wore a rainbow shirt that was half-sleeves, and the rainbow went up one sleeve, across your chest, and down the other. Yup, we all had them -- they were the hippest thing to wear Friday nights at the Rollerdrome.

You made baby chocolate cakes in your Easy Bake Oven and washed them down with snow cones from your Snoopy Snow Cone Machine. Actually, it was my baby sister who had the Easy Bake, and none of us had the Snow Cone machine.

You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that actually worked. Nope, did not have that. Baby sister might have, though.

You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it. Banana seat yes, basket no -- and streamers on the handle bars.

You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal wheels. Yup. For many years we had the metal kind of skates that buckled over the tops of your shoes. You know, the kind that required a skate key. Then we each got our very own "real" skates so we wouldn't have to rent at the Rollerdrome. We used to skate in the apartment complex parking lot with friends, too.

You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!). Hey, who didn't like Gopher and Isaac?!

You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island. Not really. More than likely I had my own spin offs going on in my head before drifting off to sleep at night.

You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days. Hmm...definitely had snow boots, don't remember rubber rain boots. I did have a bubble umbrella, though.

You had either a "bowl cut" or! "pixie," not to mention the "Dorothy Hamil" because your Mom was sick of braiding your hair. People sometimes thought you were a boy. Nope, I wore my hair long into my sophomore year of college. It was always either shoulder length or middle of my back. Both the younger brats had the Dorothy Hamil cuts, though, and then the baby sis discovered hair spray and younger sis started feathering hers. I was the only normal one. *g*

Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession. I didn't have the sleeping bag, but I *did* have Holly Hobbie pants in first grade. And a Mrs. Beasley doll.

You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers. Guilty on the poncho, don't remember if I had either of the others.

You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon. Didn't ask for it, but each of us got our own game one year for Christmas...and I think my parents regretted that, LOL.

You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny shredded outfits. I didn't, but knew someone who did. I had the Kate Jackson (Sabrina) doll in tight red jumpsuit, thank you very much. I was so mad when baby sister traded her to one of her friends. Don't forget Weebils, either. The real, heavy marble ones, not the plastic ones they have now.

You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze. The swing set tipped over at least once. When we lived in Colorado, yes. No trapeze, though.

You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color. OMG...guilty! But hey - I had long hair and well...if it wasn't pulled back in braids or a pony tail it was usually held back with barrettes.

You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole & the buckle). You also had a pair of salt-water sandals. Salt-water sandals? In middle school I had clogs; during HS summers I lived in Huraches.

You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad; you wore that Little House on the Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle shirt with the high neck in at least one school picture; and you despised Nellie Olson! I plead the fifth.

You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink. Skate with boys?! Actually, even after "Xanadu" I can't say I ever dreamed of being kissed in a skating rink. Please. I'm much more romantic than that.

Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you kept it "pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket. Nope, though I did sometimes have bangs, technically I never had feathers or wings. My sisters on the other hand...

You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends, Blueberry Muffin and Huckleberry Pie. I think baby sister had some of those dolls. Maybe even a lunch box.

You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not plastic. I think I had a Honey Hill Bunch lunch box one year (didn't have the dolls though a friend did), but never the Muppets -- though I did watch "The Muppet Show."

You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of Hazzard was your boyfriend. Sorry, I had better taste than that. My sisters used to fight over them, though.

You and your girlfriends would fight over which Charlie's Angel you would be - and you all wanted to be Chris. Actually, I preferred Sabrina, the smart one. Hence the reason I had above mentioned doll.

Every now and then "It's a Hard Knock Life" from the movie, "Annie" will pop into your brain and you can't stop singing it the whole day. Damn You! Omigosh! When this movie first came out my younger sister and I ditched baby sis and rode our bikes over to the mall cinema one summer afternoon to see it. And yes, we can sing along to all the songs. LOL

YOU had Star Wars action figures, too! I didn't, but a friend did -- and still does. Plus most of the new ones. What can I say, she's a SF geek.

It was a big event in your household each year when the "Wizard of Oz" would come on TV. Your mom would break out the popcorn and sleeping bags! Yes! For this and "The Sound of Music." Still love both movies, but it just isn't the same now that they play ad nauseum and are available on DVD.

You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry-- Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or Rick Springfield?" Of course the answer was Rick Springfield.

You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame soundtrack record album. Grease and Fame, yes. We didn't have the other.

You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick God's eyes, decoupage, or those weird potholders made on a plastic loom. Pot holders - I believe they were called "loom loopers." Hey, they forgot gimp! We made a loooootttttt of bracelets and key chains with that.

You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts! And now I make my own shrinky-dinks with polyshrink and ink stamps, lol.

You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape player up to the speaker. Can't say I ever did that.

You couldn't wait to get the free animal poster that came when you ordered books from the Weekly Reader book club. Double score if it was a teddy bear dressed in clothing. The free poster was okay, but it was the books I anticipated more than anything.

You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books. Who didn't??

You thought Olivia Newton John's song "Physical"was about aerobics. You mean it's not?! *Snickers*

You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with heart or rainbow designs. YES! Beaded friendship pins were the in thing in middle school - replaced only by jingle bells in December.

You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer. Umm...not. Okay, yes we watched it religiously every Saturday night, but I don't know anyone who actually dreamed of dancing on the show. On a related note, a friend received the "Valley Girl Handbook" for Christmas one year and we all adopted "Valley" names from the list in the book. I believe mine was Kirs. Like, gag me with a spoon....

You had a Big Wheel with a brake on the side, and a Sit-n-Spin. I didn't, but baby sister went through three or four Big Wheels. Younger sis and I both had two-wheelers by then. I think one of them had a Sit-n-Spin, too. Maybe even both.

You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat. We didn't have subscriptions, but younger sis and I often pooled money together for Tiger Beat, Teen, or Seventeen.

You spent all your allowance on smurfs and stickers for your sticker album! I don't think I ever owned anything Smurfy, though we did watch the cartoon. All three of us had sticker collections. I confess to still having an extensive sticker collection, but these days it's all acid-free material for scrapbooks and cards. Trust me, it's a lot different than those we collected in the 80s!

Which mythical creature resides in your soul?

Saw this on Laura's blog and figured what the heck -- wouldn't want Jana chastising me for lack of activity again. ,-) Speaking of Jana...Ya'll should pop over and read today's entry, He Sees You When You're Sleeping. Very funny take on the classic song!




PHOENIX

You are the phoenix! A phoenix is a a giant, magnificent bird plumed and wreathed in flame. The phoenix is a symbol of healing and of peace. The phoenix is calm and serene in all things. The phoenix also symbolizes rebirth as this creature is reborn from the ashes of its death during which it enrupts into flame and disintegrates. The phoenix can also be a symbol for faith and for hope.

Which mythical creature resides in your soul? (11 Results + Pictures)
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