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Pages in category "Mythological rabbits and hares" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The Lively Little Rabbit: Ariane A playful young rabbit who gets tangles with a hungry mean weasel, befriends a red squirrel and owl and with all his friends and family, drive out the weasel. March Hare: Hare Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Lewis Carroll: Equally as mad as the Hatter and also believes it is always tea-time. Marlon Bundo Rabbit
The Moon rabbit or Moon hare is a mythical figure in both East Asian and indigenous American folklore, based on interpretations that identify the dark markings on the near side of the Moon as a rabbit or hare. In East Asian mythology, the rabbit is seen as pounding with a mortar and pestle, but the contents of the mortar differ among Chinese ...
Rabbits also appear in Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese and Korean mythology, though rabbits are a relatively new introduction to some of these regions. In Chinese folklore, rabbits accompany Chang'e on the Moon, [189] and the moon rabbit is a prominent symbol in the Mid-Autumn Festival. [190]
A Hare in the Forest by Hans Hoffmann (c. 1585) Gemüsestilleben mit Häschen ("Still Life with Rabbits") by Johann Georg Seitz (c. 1870). Rabbits and hares are common motifs in the visual arts, with variable mythological and artistic meanings in different cultures.
Rabbit's foot, the foot of a rabbit is carried as an amulet believed to bring good luck. ( American folklore / Canadian folklore ) Vedic amulet , in Vedic literature, fig trees often represent talismans with the udumbara fig tree having been deemed the "lord of amulets".
Al-Mi'raj or Almiraj (Arabic: ٱلْمِعْرَاج; al-miʿrāj) is a mythical creature resembling a one-horned hare or rabbit, mentioned in medieval Arabic literature.. The name appears in a version of the legend of Iskandar who, after defeating the dragon of Dragon Island in the Indian Ocean, obtained the animal as a gift from the inhabitants.
Nanabozho most often appears in the shape of a rabbit and is characterized as a trickster. In his rabbit form, he is called Mishaabooz ("Great rabbit" or "Hare") or Gitchii-waabooz ("Big rabbit"). He was sent to Earth by Gitche Manidoo to teach the Ojibwe. One of his first tasks was to name all the plants and animals.