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Illustration

Howen Chi

Ashen Pilgirm

Illustration
2026
Digital Media (Procreate/Photoshop)
3000 x 5040 px
The phoenix is widely recognized today as a radiant bird of fire and renewal. Its earliest roots, however, are found in the Egyptian Bennu heron, later reinterpreted in Greek tradition as a celestial solar bird as a blazing symbol of rebirth familiar in modern storytelling.

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Ashen Pilgirm
Ashen Pilgirm

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Howen Chi aka. Howchii

Illustration

“'Mythical Evolution' investigates how legendary creatures were originally conceptualized by cultures around the world and how their myths may have transformed over time into their modern forms,...” [More]