Perhaps the most popular resurrection theme, outside of specifically religious ones, is the one about the phoenix, the ancient story of the phoenix, who, every 500 years, resurrects itself from its own ashes to go on to live a life that is even more beautiful than it was before.
Muligvis er det mest populære genopstandelses-tema, udover de specifikt religiøse, den om fuglen føniks, den gamle historie om fuglen føniks, der, for hvert 500 år, genopstår fra sin egen aske, for at forsætte et liv, der er endnu smukkere end det var før.