SAMPHATHEE

The sun’s fierce rays, burning bright and bold,Threaten Sadayu, scorched in their hold,Samphathee soars swiftly through the sky,Spreading wings to shield from the sun on high. Flames devour, scorching every feather,Wings and tail reduced to ash together,The bird’s light shines, illuminating all,As two suns blaze above in the celestial hall. Perfumer: Nutt WesshasartarParfum Concentration: 15%Bottle Material: CeramicSize: 60 mL / 2 fl. oz. Top Notes: Choya Loban, Cypriol, NutmegMiddle Notes: Clove, Rose, Palo SantoBase Notes: Patchouli, Cedarwood Samphathee, a prominent figure in the Thai epic Ramayana, is a mighty red bird with unparalleled strength and keen eyesight that spans up to a thousand yojanas (roughly 80-150 km). As the elder brother of Sadayu, he sacrificed his magnificent feathers to shield his younger sibling from the blazing sun, earning a curse from the Sun God that left him featherless and grounded. This curse confined Samphathee to a cave by the ocean until the arri