Who's better, the Ming bird or the Phoenix? What is the mythical double-eyed bird?

As a divine bird, the Phoenix is known to many people, and it occupies a very high position in Chinese myths and legends. However, although the status of Phoenix is very high, it does not mean that it must be the most powerful. Even myths and legends may be the same as history, and some of them will eventually be lost and unknown in the long historical process. In mythology, there is another kind of divine bird called the Double Bright Bird. In some people's eyes, this bird can rival or even surpass the existence of the Phoenix. How powerful is it?

let's talk about phoenix first. In fact, there are not one phoenix, but two. Phoenix is a male bird and Phoenix is a female bird. Together, they are always called Phoenix. Phoenix has many other names, but at the very beginning, its embryonic form appeared in Shan Hai Jing, which only said that there was a bird that was "like a chicken, colorful and elegant", and even said that it could be eaten, and there was not much description, so most of the images we see now are part of the imagination added by the ancients after that, and there are new creations by modern people.

Originally, phoenixes had both females and males, but since the Qin and Han Dynasties, emperors have compared themselves to real dragons, and concubines of harem queens began to compare themselves with phoenixes. After a long time, people gradually blurred the boundary between phoenixes and phoenixes, and directly regarded phoenixes as divine birds matching dragons. This situation is a bit like the Queen Mother and the Jade Emperor. It is clear that the official position of the Queen Mother of the West is Dong Wanggong, but later it was said that she was the Jade Emperor, and she was wrong and didn't know it. Slowly, it became a conventional setting.

However, as a kind of auspicious beast, I'm afraid the fighting capacity of Phoenix will not be too high. It is similar to a mascot, and it doesn't need fighting capacity of off the charts, just needs to be beautiful, noble and auspicious. Of course, this is just my guess. After all, there is no mention of how strong the fighting capacity of the Phoenix is in various ancient Chinese records, which shows that it is a symbol in the hearts of the ancients, which means auspiciousness and harmony, and its appearance is very gorgeous and beautiful, so it is possible that the fighting capacity is not high.

let's take a look at the Ming bird again. According to legend, the Double Bright Bird is called Double Bright Bird because it has two eyes in each eye. The double-edged bird looks like a chicken, but its song is like a phoenix. Therefore, from the appearance of the two divine birds, namely, the different eyes, there may be little difference in other aspects. Of course, this is the initial image, and the image changes greatly in the later period, so we will not make a comparison. However, another thing that distinguishes the double-edged eagle from the phoenix is that it has strong fighting capacity.

The Chongming Bird has great strength, and it is a divine bird that can fight against wild animals. It can drive away some monsters and wild animals and other disasters, so from this point of view, it is obvious that the Chongming Bird is better than the Phoenix. Moreover, the Ming bird can drive away monsters and protect human beings, but it doesn't require human beings to do anything for it. It can be very satisfied just by giving it a little Qiongyu ointment. Moreover, the Chongming bird is also very righteous, and it will repay you if it is kind, but at the same time, if it is offended, it will certainly not be polite to you.

In ancient times, many people would clean their courtyards and arrange jade liquid, expecting the Ming bird to inhabit, and some people would put painted chickens on their windows during the Spring Festival. The chicken here refers to the Ming bird, which shows that the Ming bird is really a kind of god beast that can protect people. Therefore, judging from their meanings and functions, the double-eyed birds are indeed more powerful than the phoenix.