Dragon Phoenix Throne
"According to legend (mostly from China), the Hō-ō appears very rarely, and only to mark the beginning of a new era -- the birth of a virtuous ruler, for example. In other traditions, the Hō-ō appears only in peaceful and prosperous times (nesting, it is said, in paulownia trees), and hides itself when there is trouble. As the herald of a new age, the Hō-ō decends from heaven to earth to do good deeds, and then it returns to its celestial abode to await a new era. It is both a symbol of peace (when the bird appears) and a symbol of disharmony (when the bird disappears). In China, early artifacts show the Phoenix (female) as intimately associated with the Dragon (male) -- the two are portrayed either as mortal enemies or as blissful lovers. When shown together, the two symbolize both conflict and wedded bliss, and are a common design motif even today in many parts of Asia (see below)."https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180104/p2a/00m/0na/013000c
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/08/07/national/japan-issue-coins-commemorating-emperor-akihitos-30-year-reign/#.XMlDA-hKjIU
https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1063125-dark-phoenix-character-posters
SpaceX pad explosion makes the Super Draco "flight of the Phoenix":
"On April 20, 2019, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule used on DM-1 was destroyed during a test of the SuperDraco engines at Landing Zone 1"
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/02/tech/spacex-crew-dragon-destroyed/index.html
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