Let us consider the extraordinary wonder that happens in the regions of the East, that is, in the regions near Arabia.
2There is a bird called the phoenix. It is the only one of its kind and lives five hundred years.
3When its time of death approaches, it makes for itself a nest of incense and myrrh and other spices.
4And when its time is fulfilled, it enters into it and dies. But when its flesh decomposes, a worm is born that, nourished by the substance of the dead bird, grows feathers and becomes a new phoenix.