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Bees in mythology. Gold plaques embossed with winged bee goddesses, perhaps the Thriae or perhaps an older goddess, [a][2] found at Camiros, Rhodes, dated to 7th century BCE (British Museum). Bees have been featured in myth and folklore around the world. Honey and beeswax have been important resources for humans since at least the Mesolithic ...
Insects have appeared in mythology around the world from ancient times. Among the insect groups featuring in myths are the bee, fly, butterfly, cicada, dragonfly, praying mantis and scarab beetle. Insect myths may present the origins of a people, or of their skills such as finding honey. Other myths concern the nature of the gods or their ...
Ōkuninushi (historical orthography: Ohokuninushi), also known as Ō (a)namuchi (Oho (a)namuchi) or Ō (a)namochi (Oho (a)namochi) among other variants, is a kami in Japanese mythology. He is one of the central deities in the cycle of myths recorded in the Kojiki (c. 712 CE) and the Nihon Shoki (720 CE) alongside the sun goddess Amaterasu and ...
Insects have occupied a place within Japanese culture for centuries. The Lady who Loved Insects, is a classic tale of a woman who collected caterpillars during the 12th century. [3] The Tamamushi Shrine, a miniature temple from the 7th century was formerly adorned with beetlewing from the jewel beetle Chrysochroa fulgidissima.
Mahadevi, Lakshmi, Parvati. Bhramari (Sanskrit: भ्रामरी, romanized: Bhrāmarī, lit. 'like a bee') is the Hindu goddess of bees. She is an incarnation of the goddess Adi Shakti in Shaktism, [2][3] and is primarily regarded to be a form of Lakshmi in the Pancharatra texts, [4][5] but is also regarded to be a form of Parvati in ...
Thai folklore is a diverse set of mythology and traditional beliefs held by the Thai people. Most Thai folklore has a regional background for it originated in rural Thailand. With the passing of time, and through the influence of the media, large parts of Thai folklore have become interwoven with the wider popular Thai culture.
This is a list of mythologies native to Asia: . Buddhist mythology; Chinese mythology; Christian mythology (in Western Asia); Georgian mythology; Greek mythology (see Greco-Buddhism) ...
Four Holy Beasts. The Four Holy Beasts (四靈、四聖獸、or 四大神獸) are Chinese astronomical and cultural Four Benevolent Animals that are spread in the East Asian cultural sphere. They are mentioned in the Chinese classic Book of Rites [1] and includes the Dragon (龍) in the East, the Qilin (麟) in the West, the Turtle (龜) in the ...