archaeologist Dr. Ella Hoch from the Geological Museum at Copenhagen University named it the Bennu heron (Ardea bennuides). See also Fenghuang Firebird (Slavic folklore) Vermilion Bird References Further reading Lecocq, Françoise (2016). "Inventing the Phoenix: A Myth in the making Through Words and Images". In Johnston, Patricia A.; Mastrocinque, Attilio; Papaioannou, Sophia. Animals in Greek and Roman Religion and Myth. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 449–478. Lecocq, Françoise (2019). "L'oiseau bénou-phénix et son tertre sur la tunique historiée de Saqqâra. Une interprétation nouvelle" , ENiM (Égypte nilotique et méditerranéenne) 12, 2019, pp. 247–280. External links Egyptian legendary creatures Egyptian hieroglyphs: birds Legendary birds Phoenix birds