paragon vs phoenix

paragon

noun
  • A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others. 

  • A flawless diamond of at least 100 carats. 

verb
  • To serve as a model for; to surpass. 

  • To compare with; to equal; to rival. 

  • To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with. 

  • To be equal; to hold comparison. 

phoenix

verb
  • To transfer assets from one company to another to dodge liability 

noun
  • A Greek silver coin used briefly from 1828 to 1832, divided into 100 lepta. 

  • A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes. 

  • Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed. 

  • A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang. 

How often have the words paragon and phoenix occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )