According to Egyptian myth it had a melodious cry, was colored scarlet and gold, and lived no less than 500 years.  
One Greek figure of this name was the son of Telephassa and Agenor and, according to some legends, was the father of Adonis. Another figure of this name was banished by his father Amyntor after seducing his father's favorite mistress; he also accompanied Ajax and Odysseus in order to offer Briseis to Achilles. In Jewish tales, this name identifies the only animal not to be banished from the Garden of Eden with Adam. According to Egyptian myth it had a melodious cry, was colored scarlet and gold, and lived no less than 500 years.  FTP, give this name associated with a mythical bird that immolates itself and is then reborn from its ashes.
One Greek figure of this name was the son of Telephassa and Agenor and, according to some legends, was the father of Adonis.
Phoenix