With all his money and massive cabal resources why put these gilded parrots on top of the temple and painted ones on the Leviathan side of the island? Cast bronze statues of ancient or modern phoenixes could have been made and would’ve been much more in keeping with the classical ichthyocentaurs stationed at the false doors.
The wind and hurricanes would’ve posed a problem for statues with outstretched wings I hear you say but again, with all his money secure reinforced mounts and temple foundations could have been constructed for them. His money could’ve solved any technical problem involved with their construction and installation.
They’re believed to represent phoenixes, but only just and not very impressive ones at that. All ancient and modern images of the phoenix I’ve seen so far all bear the skull and beak of a raptor, a predator, not some seed munching omnivore.
They just don’t match, don’t fit in with an ancient religion/cult but are there for a reason. What is it?
Are they symbols/indicators as to where their human/child sacrifices come from as there’s certainly a link to Tenerife via the Parrot Park / Zoo (children). Perhaps on special dates the sacrifice must be a descendant of ancient Sumer, Assyria – Mesopotamia and is shipped through Africa to Tenerife and onto Little St. James?
It’d be nice to know.