Benu

/ˈbɛnuː/ noun

In Egyptian mythology, the phoenix-like bird, also spelled bennu, associated with the sun god Ra and representing renewal and resurrection.

From Ancient Egyptian bnw (bennu), the mythological bird. The spelling varies (benu, bennu) across Egyptological texts depending on transliteration conventions from hieroglyphic symbols.

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