Western fairy tales about the moon

1, the moon god in ancient Greek mythology

Themis, the goddess of the moon in ancient Greek mythology, is the sister of Apollo, the sun god. She is a very powerful archer, responsible for hunting, often accompanied by her beloved bow and arrow and hound. Every day she drives a silver carriage in the night sky. Themis and Orion, son of Poseidon, the sea king, fell in love and often hunted in the jungle together and ran wildly at sea.

Apollo, the brother of the goddess, hated Olin and decided to get rid of him. One day, when Ou Lin was flying at sea, Apollo covered Ou Lin with golden light to hide him, so that no one could see Ou Lin's true face. Then he encouraged his archery-loving sister, Moon Goddess, to take golden objects in the distance as targets.

The moon goddess didn't know that this was her brother's plot, so she shot an arrow and hit Ou Lin in the head. Later, when she learned that she had shot her sweetheart Olin, she fell into despair and cried day and night. She asked Zeus to lift Olin to the sky, hoping that she could see it at any time when she was running in the sky in a silver carriage. Zeus accepted her request and turned Orion into a constellation in the sky.

Artemis likes oak trees very much, too. She always takes her oak stick with her when she hunts. People think she is the goddess of oak. In ancient Greece, when people offered sacrifices to the goddess of the moon, they lit oak torches, which later became a way to provide cookies and light candles, and finally evolved into a way to celebrate children's birthdays.

2. The myth of toad and spider on the moon.

The natives of Solomon Islands regard the moon as the incarnation of toad spiders. North American Indians believe that the moon is a toad spider with water in its belly. Once it spits out water, it will drown the whole world.

The myth of the Moon Rabbit circulating in India said, "A rabbit who is good at running was thrown into the fire as a burnt rabbit because he couldn't get meat to sacrifice to God. Heaven and earth put it in the moon to show its noble behavior. According to Indian legend, there are two suns in the sky, so the gods don't know what to do. One day, God suddenly caught a rabbit and threw it at a sun. The sun hurts the face, and the light weakens and becomes the moon. "

3. Mid-Autumn Festival Yue Bai

According to legend, the ugly women in ancient Qi had no salt. When she was young, she was very devout to Yue Bai. When she grew up, she entered the palace with superior moral character, but she was not loved. Seeing the moon on August 15th, the son of heaven saw her in the moonlight and thought she was beautiful and outstanding. Later, he made her queen, and Yue Bai came from the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the middle of the moon, Chang 'e is famous for its beauty, so Yue Bai, a young girl, wants to be "like Chang 'e and have a bright moon".

4. Tengu eats the moon

According to legend, in ancient times, there was a son named Mu Yulian. He is a good Buddha, kind and filial to his mother, but his mother is violent. On one occasion, Manglietia's mother had a whim and had a bad idea. She ordered to make 360 dog meat buns, saying they were vegetarian buns, and they were going to the temple to give them.

Mulian knew about it, advised his mother not to listen, and sent someone to inform the abbot of the temple. The abbot prepared 360 vegetarian steamed buns and hid them in the monk's sleeve for exchange. The jade emperor in the sky was very angry when he learned about it. Will lay Manglietia's mother down to eighteen levels of hell, become a vicious dog, and will never be reborn.

Manglietia was a dutiful son and learned that her mother had gone to hell. He practiced day and night and finally became a Buddha. In order to save his mother, he opened the door of hell. Manglietia's mother turned into a vicious dog. After escaping from hell, she hated the jade emperor and went to heaven to get even with him. She couldn't find the jade emperor in the sky, so she chased the sun and the moon, trying to swallow them and turn heaven and earth into a dark world.

This evil dog chases and chases day and night! She chased the moon and swallowed it; Catch up with the sun and swallow it in one gulp. The evil dog that Mulian's mother turned into was most afraid of gongs and firecrackers, and the sun and moon swallowed by the evil dog would spit it out again. After the sun and the moon were rescued, the sun, the moon and Hui Qi started running again.

Bad dogs don't want to catch up again, so there are eclipses in the sky again and again. Folks call it "Tengu eats the sun" and "Tengu eats the moon". Up to now, during solar and lunar eclipses, many people in cities and rural areas still have the custom of beating gongs and drums and setting off firecrackers to drive away Tengu.

5. WU GANG won the crown.

According to legend, there was a man named WU GANG in the Moon Palace, who was from Xihe, Han Dynasty. He once followed the gods to heaven, but he made a mistake. The immortal banished him to the Moon Palace and cut off the laurel trees in front of the Moon Palace every day as punishment. This osmanthus tree is flourishing, more than 500 feet high. Every time it is cut, the cut place will be closed immediately.

⑵ Looking for ancient foreign myths and legends about the moon.

Artemis, the goddess of the moon in ancient Greek mythology. She is the sister of Apollo, the sun god. She is beautiful and a very good archer. She is in charge of hunting, often accompanied by her beloved bow and hound. She drives a silver carriage through the night sky every day, representing the cold, loneliness and dead road at night. She is also the patron saint of unmarried girls-she herself is unmarried for life, and there is a sad story in it.

Poseidon, the sea king, had a son named Orion. He likes archery very much. He is a good hunter and likes to run wildly on the sea. The moon goddess likes Oreos very much. They know each other and love each other. They often hunt in the jungle together and run wildly at sea. Apollo, the goddess' brother, hated Oreon and disliked the relationship between his sister and Oreon, so he decided to get rid of Oreon. One day, when Oreon was flying on the sea, Apollo covered Oreon with golden light to hide him, so that no one could see Oreon's true face. Then he encouraged his sister, Moon Goddess, who likes archery, to take gold objects in the distance as targets. Of course, the moon goddess didn't know it was her brother's plot, so she shot an arrow and hit Oregon in the head. Later, when she learned that she had shot her sweetheart Olian, she fell into despair and cried day and night. In order to cherish her love for Oregon forever, she asked Zeus to lift Oregon to the sky, hoping that she could see it at any time when she was running in the sky in a silver carriage. Zeus accepted her request and turned Orion into a constellation in the sky. The goddess swore that she would never get married, and that she would stay with Oregon in the night sky forever.

Themis, the goddess of the moon, likes oak trees very much and always takes her oak stick with her when hunting. People think she is the goddess of oak. In ancient Greece, when people offered sacrifices to the goddess of the moon, they lit oak torches. Later, they provided cookies and lit candles. Finally, it evolved into a way to celebrate children's birthdays-insert candles on the cake at night, blow out the candles and make wishes. The moon goddess will bless the wish come true. Even today, people still celebrate their birthday in this way.

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The story of the king who wants to touch the moon

Once upon a time, in the distant Caribbean, there was a kingdom. Like Taiwan Province Province, this kingdom is an island country, surrounded by green forests and blue sea water, with a warm climate all year round. The leader of this kingdom is a proud king. He is always taken care of in trivial matters of life, and his family is always respectful to him and dare not disobey his demands. In fact, the king lacks everything. However, one night, when he was standing on the windowsill of the castle enjoying the cool evening breeze and looking up at the night sky, he was deeply attracted by the bright moonlight and suddenly had a desire to touch the moon.

Once the idea formed in his mind, he immediately called the minister and posted the news that he wanted to touch the moon, asking the minister to realize his wish. The minister knew that the king had a bad temper and was too worried to sleep. Finally, the next morning, he put forward a plan: mobilize the whole country and build a tower, on which the king could climb and touch the moon. The king accepted this suggestion and immediately asked all parts of the country to contribute wooden boxes, large and small, and put them at home, one after another, piling up higher and higher, just like piles of wood. However, when these wooden boxes were used up, there was still a long way to go from the moon, so the king ordered the people of the whole country to cut down all the wood in the country and use it to build wooden boxes. Those who refuse to obey will be put in prison because the king said, "In my country, there is no' no'." When all the trees in the kingdom were cut down, the tower almost reached the sky, so the king happily began to climb the tower layer by layer. However, when the king reached the top of the tower and reached out to touch the moon, he found that it was still a little short. So he shouted to people far from the ground, "Give me another wooden box."

People answered him helplessly: "There are no more wooden cases." . The king, who just wanted to touch the moon, ordered, "Pass the wooden box at the bottom." . As soon as people heard it, they knew something was wrong and responded, "But …". The king said angrily, "There is no such word in my kingdom." People knew they couldn't disobey the king's orders, so they pulled out the wooden box at the bottom. Just then, all the wooden boxes shook and scattered all over the floor. The king who wanted to touch the moon fell from a height and died.

Aboriginal people in Taiwan Province Province

The moon in aboriginal oral literature is simply an individual with a fresh breath of life; In Ami mythology, the sun and the moon are a couple, and they often visit the gods who descended from the sky as human ancestors.

Another Ami myth is that the moon taught the surviving brothers and sisters how to get close to each other before giving birth to normal children, because the brothers and sisters listened to the advice of the sun and got married, but gave birth to some strange creatures; The moon told them, "Because you are brother and sister, you shouldn't get married, so you should dig a hole in the mat and put it between you so that you can have good children." Later, the brother and sister really gave birth to four children, that is, the ancestors of mankind; Another story tells a girl who is often abused by her stepmother. In order to prevent people from seeking justice for her, she would rather go to heaven. Five days later, people really saw the girl on the moon.

The myth of shooting the sun in many nationalities regards the moon as the result of shooting the sun; For example, the story of the Atayal people tells that there were two suns in the sky in the past, and there was no difference between day and night, so human life was extremely bitter. So, three young people took their babies on a distant journey to shoot the sun, and once the babies on their backs were all adults, they arrived at the place to shoot the sun. One person shoots an arrow and hits the sun. The sun bleeds, so it loses light and heat and becomes the moon. Shadow is the mark of arrow wound. The myth of the Zou nationality is similar to this. Furthermore, the red stones seen on the ground are all stained with the blood of the sun. The stories of some ethnic groups have undergone some changes. The content is that there used to be only the moon, but it didn't appear every day. Besides, there are shadows on the moon. Every night, the earth is dark and plants can't grow. People are also very inconvenient. So they sent two young soldiers to shoot at the moon. Decades later, one of them shot an arrow at the moon to remove the shadow, so the earth had normal light.

Stories about the moon and myths and legends.

According to legend, the ugly women in ancient Qi had no salt. When she was young, she was very devout to Yue Bai. When she grew up, she entered the palace with superior moral character, but she was not loved. Seeing the moon on August 15th, the son of heaven saw her in the moonlight and thought she was beautiful and outstanding. Later, he made her queen, and Yue Bai came from the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the middle of the moon, Chang 'e is famous for its beauty, so Yue Bai, a young girl, wants to be "like Chang 'e and have a bright moon". In the Tang Dynasty, it was quite popular to enjoy and play with the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival. During the Northern Song Dynasty. On the evening of August 15, people in the whole city, rich and poor, old and young, put on adult clothes and burned incense to express their wishes to Yue Bai and pray for the blessing of the moon god. In the Southern Song Dynasty, people gave mooncakes to each other, which meant reunion. There are activities in some places, such as dancing grass dragons and building pagodas. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival has become more popular. Many places have formed special customs such as burning incense, planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting tower lanterns, putting sky lanterns, walking on the moon and dancing dragons.

Zhu yuanzhang and the moon cake uprising. It is said that eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the broad masses of the people in the Central Plains could not bear the cruel rule of the ruling class in the Yuan Dynasty and rose up against the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang joined forces with various resistance forces to prepare for the uprising. However, the officers and men of the imperial court searched very closely and it was very difficult to pass on the news. Liu Bowen, a military strategist, came up with a plan and ordered his men to hide a note with the words "Uprising on the 15th of August" in the cake, and then sent people to the uprising troops in different places to inform them to respond to the uprising on the 15th of August. On the day of the uprising, all the rebels responded together, such as a single spark can start a prairie fire. Soon, Xu Da captured the Yuan Dynasty and the uprising was successful. When the news came, Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and quickly sent a message saying that all the soldiers should have fun with the people in the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, and they should give the "moon cakes" secretly sent at the time of the war as seasonal cakes to the ministers. Since then, the production of "moon cakes" has become more and more elaborate, and there are more and more varieties, such as dishes, which have also become good gifts. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the custom of eating moon cakes spread among the people.