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Rare Beasts #6 - The Phoenix Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/27/2020
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the listed co-ordinates but if for some reason you want to visit the listed co-ords then you will need a flotation device.

 

In Ancient Greek folklore, a phoenix (/ˈfiːnɪks/; Ancient Greek: φοῖνιξ, phoînix) is a long-lived bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor. Some legends say it dies in a show of flames and combustion, others that it simply dies and decomposes before being born again.[1] Most accounts say that it lived for 500 years before rebirth.[2] Herodotus, Lucan, Pliny the Elder, Pope Clement I, Lactantius, Ovid, and Isidore of Seville are among those who have contributed to the retelling and transmission of the phoenix motif. The phoenix symbolized renewal in general, as well as entities and concepts such as the Sun, time, the Roman Empire, Christ, Mary, and virginity.

A phoenix depicted in a book of legendary creatures by FJ Bertuch (1747–1822)

Acknowledgments - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(mythology)

 

The Puzzle

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Unatvat Qba'g sbetrg n Uryzrg/Uryzhg

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)