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== Popular Culture ==
== Popular Culture ==
[[image:Atlanta_city_seal.png|thumb|left|100px|<center>A phoenix on the seal of [[Atlanta]].</center>]]
The myth of the phoenix is familiar to schoolchildren throughout the world as a pivotal sub-character in the [[Harry Potter]] series, as a companion to [[Albus Dumbledore]].
The myth of the phoenix is familiar to schoolchildren throughout the world as a pivotal sub-character in the [[Harry Potter]] series, as a companion to [[Albus Dumbledore]].
Also, the phoenix is the symbol on the [[great seal]] of the city of [[Atlanta]]. Captioned with the [[Latin]] phrase, ''"resurgens"'' (being reborn), the phoenix symbolizes Atlanta's transformation from a casualty of the [[Civil War]] to a great American metropolis.
Also, the phoenix is the symbol on the [[great seal]] of the city of [[Atlanta]]. Captioned with the [[Latin]] phrase, ''"resurgens"'' (being reborn), the phoenix symbolizes Atlanta's transformation from a casualty of the [[Civil War]] to a great American metropolis.