A composite photo of the July 11, 1991, total solar eclipse by Miloslav Druckmuller. This photo shows the large white "Sun Bird" that may be seen in the Sun's corona during some total solar eclipses. This bird-like pattern in the Sun's corona inspired a whole flock of mythicalBirds & bird gods, including the ancient Egypt version of the "Phoenix" known as the Bennu bird which was a heron.

I'm not sure which #waterfowl are depicted, but this "Sun Bird" seen in the Sun's corona during the awe-inspiring "death" & "rebirth" of the Sun known as a #TotalSolarEclipse inspired a whole flock of #MythicalBirds & #BirdGods, including the ancient Egyptian Bennu bird "Phoenix" which was a heron.

A composite photo of the July 11, 1991, total solar eclipse created by Miloslav Druckmuller reveals a white bird-like pattern in the Sun's corona. This coronal "Sun Bird" that may be seen in the sky during the awe-inspiring "death" & "rebirth" of the Sun in some total solar eclipses inspired a whole flock of mythical birds & bird gods, including the Phoenix and multiple variations thereof, and the Egyptian solar falcon god Horus. It was also perceived as a goose, swan, and heron.

The Sun's corona displays a large white bird-like pattern during some #TotalSolarEclipses.

This coronal "Sun Bird", seen during the awe-inspiring "death" & "rebirth" of the Sun during #totality, inspired a whole flock of #MythicalBirds & #BirdGods, including some that are waterfowl.

#DoTheMyth

When I saw this #Zapotec owl iconography I understood it *could* be inspired by the bird-like pattern that's displayed in the Sun's corona during some #TotalSolarEclipses.

Look what I found. . .

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#Eclipsology #TotalSolarEclipse #SunBird #BirdGods #MythicalBirds

When I saw this #Zapotec owl iconography I understood it *could* be inspired by the bird-like pattern that's displayed in the Sun's corona during some #TotalSolarEclipses.

Look what I found. . .

xjubier.free.fr/en/site_page...

#Eclipsology #TotalSolarEclipse #SunBird #BirdGods #MythicalBirds

"Owls represent night and death in the Zapotec belief system." Archaeology magazine Photo of recently discovered Zapotec owl iconography by Luis Gerardo Peña Torres INAH

A composite photo of the July 11, 1991, total solar eclipse created by Miloslav Druxkmuller that clearly shows the bird-like pattern that's displayed in the Sun's corona during some total solar eclipses.

A scientific astronomical illustration of the 1878 total solar eclipse painted by Étienne Léopold Trouvelot showing the bird-like pattern that's displayed in the Sun's corona during some total solar eclipses. Compare the polar plumes to the plumes on the Zapotec owl's head.

A map of the path of totality of the total solar eclipse that occurred above Oaxaca Mexico on August 11, 584, which I believe corresponds to 583 CE. Courtesy of Xavier Jubier.

When I saw this #Zapotec owl iconography I understood it *could* be inspired by the bird-like pattern that's displayed in the Sun's corona during some #TotalSolarEclipses.

Look what I found. . .

xjubier.free.fr/en/site_page...

#Eclipsology #TotalSolarEclipse #SunBird #BirdGods #MythicalBirds

A composite photo of the July 11, 1991, total solar eclipse by Miloslav Druckmuller reveals a bird-like pattern that is displayed in the Sun's corona during some total solar eclipses. This coronal "Sun Bird" inspired a whole flock of bird gods & mythical birds associated with the Sun, including the Phoenix and the Egyptian "solar falcon god" Horus. #Eclipsology

The God Horus as a Falcon (Mexico, July 11, 1991 CE)

Composite photo by Miloslav Druckmuller

This bird-like pattern displayed in the Sun's corona during some #TotalSolarEclipses inspired a whole flock of other #BirdGods & #MythicalBirds associated with the Sun, including the Phoenix.

#Eclipsology

When I researched my intuitive flash in the early 1990s, I found a whole flock of #MythicalBirds & #BirdGods that were in all probability inspired by this bird-like pattern that's displayed in the Sun's corona during some #TotalSolarEclipses. The Egyptian "solar falcon god" #Horus being one of them.

During some #TotalSolarEclipses a bird-like pattern is perceivable in the Sun's corona. When I first noticed this "Sun Bird" I immediately intuited that it was the original source of inspiration for the #Phoenix myth. Subsequent research found a whole flock of other solar #BirdGods & #MythicalBirds.

There's a fabulous book from 1898 called Bird Gods by Charles DeKay (1848-1935) which you can read online or download at this link to the Public Domain Review #birds #BirdGods

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