Pheonix bird

According to the writings of Herodotus and Pliny the Elder, the Phoenix is imagined as a bird with golden and red feathers, similar in size to the eagle.
Its long existence begins in Arabia, from where it carries the myrrh-wrapped egg containing the remains of the body it had before in its chariots to the Temple in the City of the Sun.In lands of legend and mystery, where the Carpathian arc tends to bend towards the north, the proud and enigmatic Mount Istrita rises. There, between the two cliffs that bear the names “Falcon’s Stone” and “Crow’s Nest”, springs the crystal-clear water of a spring called “Eagle’s Well”. The names were predestined for the area, as it seems that not only mortal wings hover quietly over these places.
In 1837 another kind of winged bird took courage to appear in the golden rays of the sun. Two simple men, working on the hillside above Pietroasele, were astonished at the sight of the unsuspected treasure. Under large stones, but not too far from the surface, the two found the nest of a golden bird about the size of a falcon, fashioned in solid gold and decorated with various red, green and blue gemstones. Neither of them had ever seen such riches before, but this treasure had a very twisted destiny. Not knowing what to do with such wealth, the two peasants decided to sell all 22 gold objects, along with the majestic bird, to an Albanian merchant. It was with difficulty that the “Clouse with the Golden Chickens”, as it was called, found its nest at home. But the reunion was short-lived. Waves of bitter wind carried the winged bird across the border to Moscow. Researchers say the print carried on the wing: HUTEN IAREN EIVEN (translated “Home (Nation) be at peace”) has meaning only in the nest, for read backwards, the inscription becomes a curse: NEVIEN ERAI NETUH, i.e.: “Cursed be the villain (thief)”.
Until more waves of warm wind bring the travelling bird back home, we can only read about its beauty and skill in Romanian fairy tales or admire Constantin Brâncuși’s ‘Blue Bird’.

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