Tribal phoenix tattoos
The phoenix was an important bird in ancient Egypt, Greece, china and Middle Eastern cultures. The phoenix gets it‘s name from Greek culture where the term means "red" which is used for the color of fire. The phoenix was a beautiful red bird that was said to live for over 500 years. Greek historians believed that the phoenix came from Ethiopia. Egyptians named the phoenix Benu and they worshiped it as a sun god. In ancient china the phoenix was known as the feng-huang bird which was able to unite marriage as well as the yin and yang. Some other versions of the phoenix stories include that the phoenix would fly to great lengths to gather herbs, and set them on fire along with itself only to rise again three days later. It is also noted that the phoenix was able to die from the death of his own body heat. The phoenix has become a symbol of immortal life as well as triumph and rebirth.
Phoenix tattoos are very powerful and have deep meaning for a lot of people, some people that overcame a certain obstacle or battle in their life, or were faced with a life threatening situation that made them change their outlook on life, may be quick to get a phoenix tattoo.
