PHOENIX'09
The phoenix is a mythical bird which symbolizes immortality, resurrection and life after death. In ancient Greek and Egyptian mythology, it is associated with the sun god.
According to the Greeks, the bird lives in Arabia, near a cool well. Every morning at dawn, the sun god would stop his chariot to listen to the bird, as it sang a beautiful song while it bathed in the well. Only one phoenix exists at a time. When the bird felt its death was near, it would build a nest of aromatic wood and set it on fire. The bird then was consumed by the flames. A new phoenix sprang forth from the pyre. It embalmed the ashes of its predecessor in an egg of myrrh and flew with it to Heliopolis, "city of the sun," where the egg was deposited on the altar of the sun god.
While the Phoenix is traditionally associated mainly with rebirth - something rising from destruction to begin again, or the daily rebirth of the sun - it is also strongly connected with peace. In many tales, the bird lives only on dewdrops and never harms anything; rather its powers of healing and regeneration bring comfort and an end to suffering.
According to the Greeks, the bird lives in Arabia, near a cool well. Every morning at dawn, the sun god would stop his chariot to listen to the bird, as it sang a beautiful song while it bathed in the well. Only one phoenix exists at a time. When the bird felt its death was near, it would build a nest of aromatic wood and set it on fire. The bird then was consumed by the flames. A new phoenix sprang forth from the pyre. It embalmed the ashes of its predecessor in an egg of myrrh and flew with it to Heliopolis, "city of the sun," where the egg was deposited on the altar of the sun god.
While the Phoenix is traditionally associated mainly with rebirth - something rising from destruction to begin again, or the daily rebirth of the sun - it is also strongly connected with peace. In many tales, the bird lives only on dewdrops and never harms anything; rather its powers of healing and regeneration bring comfort and an end to suffering.
“EXCELLENCE IS OUR NUMERO UNO PRIORITY”
With this aim in mind PHOENIX is the most awaited event of this society. PHOENIX’08 included events like Build'em all which was a stable structure making competition using everyday materials, Nirman, a structural design problem solving session, Mixcrete for budding concrete designers to prove their mettle, STAAD Pro, Technical quiz. And this year PHOENIX’09 is here to take the nerves out of your head with many more new events… So all the smart brains get ready for the battle, to set yourself a cut above the rest!
With this aim in mind PHOENIX is the most awaited event of this society. PHOENIX’08 included events like Build'em all which was a stable structure making competition using everyday materials, Nirman, a structural design problem solving session, Mixcrete for budding concrete designers to prove their mettle, STAAD Pro, Technical quiz. And this year PHOENIX’09 is here to take the nerves out of your head with many more new events… So all the smart brains get ready for the battle, to set yourself a cut above the rest!
