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Psyche with butterfly wings mounted on a camel, at the Louvre. In an unnamed kingdom, a king and queen had three beautiful daughters. The youngest, Psyche, possessed beauty that surpassed that of her sisters which resulted in those around her, including priests, comparing her to Aphrodite (referred to as Venus in The Golden Ass). [11]
Itzpapalotl's name can either mean "obsidian butterfly" or "clawed butterfly"; the latter meaning seems most likely. [citation needed] It's quite possible that clawed butterfly refers to the bat and in some instances Itzpapalotl is depicted with bat wings. However, she can also appear with clear butterfly or eagle attributes.
In Greek mythology, psyche (which means "soul" or "butterfly") is often depicted with butterfly wings. Butterflies are thus connected to the soul and the quest for love and beauty.
In the English county of Devon, people once hurried to kill the first butterfly of the year, to avoid a year of bad luck. [28] In the Philippines, a lingering black butterfly or moth in the house is taken to mean a death in the family. [29] An Ancient Greek myth tells of the cithara player Eunomos ("Mr Goodtune"). During a competition, the ...
Together they had a daughter, Voluptas or Hedone (meaning physical pleasure, bliss). In Greek mythology, Psyche was the deification of the human soul. She was portrayed in ancient mosaics as a goddess with butterfly wings (because psyche was also the Ancient Greek word for "butterfly").
Different cultures believe that the color of a butterfly can symbolize everything from creativity to evil. Here we explain the meaning behind butterfly colors.
Neith, an Egyptian goddess sometimes depicted with bird wings attached to her arms. [25] [26] Nemesis was described as winged by Mesomedes, [27] and is often portrayed as such in art. Nightingale the Robber in Slavic folklore, who is killed by the hero Ilya Muromets. [28] Nike in Greek mythology is described as having birdlike wings. [29]
Plutarch described the statue of a seated and veiled goddess in the Egyptian city of Sais. [45] [46] He identified the goddess as "Athena, whom [the Egyptians] consider to be Isis." [45] However, Sais was the cult center of the goddess Neith, whom the Greeks compared to their goddess Athena, and could have been the goddess that Plutarch spoke ...