The lore of the Moon

Here are the most famous legends of humanity's major cultures about the Moon.

1. Hang Nga (Chang'e)

This is a fairly familiar legend with our culture, which originated in China. In fact, there are quite a number of different stories about the origin of Hang Nga but it is well known and considered the most orthodox, the story of the Russian constant with her husband, Hau Nghe, is immortal, because Hou Yi shoots and falls. 9 suns where both spouses are deprived of immortality by the Jade Emperor and deported to the lower realm. After finding the magic medicine to return to the immortal life, Hang Nga took an overdose so she flew straight to the Moon's bow without returning, since then she was considered the goddess of the Moon.

2. Ngoc Rabbit (Moon rabbit or Jade rabbit)

This is a legend that relates directly to the above-mentioned Hang Nga legend, this pearl rabbit is the only friend of Hang Nga while on the Moon. It was separated as another legend because in the culture of many Eastern countries, the "Jade Rabbit" itself ( when standing alone with Chang Er) was also interpreted as the Moon.

Hang Nga and the Rabbit Rabbit.

3. Selene / Luna

This is the name of the moon goddess in Greek and Roman mythology. The Moon Goddess is considered to be accompanied by the Sun god (Helios). Every day Helios goes to the car and pulls the sun shining through the sky during the day and when he goes to the horizon to finish the journey, Selene in turn flies across the sky to bring the night to the light. daytime. She is considered to be the goddess of passion and patron saint of lovers (different from Aphrodites / Venus is a goddess that conveys love and sometimes even causes human suffering).

Selene / Luna is the name of the moon goddess in Greek and Roman mythology.

4. Tecciztecatl

If you think the Moon is always a goddess, you're wrong. At the culture of the Aztecs (an ancient tribe in the Americas), Tecciztecatl is a male god, many symbols related to this god were found when studying Aztec culture. Somewhat seems to be related to the culture of the Asian countries mentioned above, he is a rabbit.

5. Anningan

This is a terrible . legend and not very polite civilized by people near the Arctic like Alaska or Greenland. They anticipated that Anningan was a moon god, raping his sister, the goddess of the sun. Worse, they believed that he was still chasing this sister often to continue the above-mentioned behavior, and therefore there was a change of day and night, the Sun kept running and the Moon was chasing, and every month due to exhaustion because of this pursuit, Anningan often had to stop looking for more food, which was the time of the crescent moon.

6. Mawu

This is another story about the relationship between the Moon and the Sun but much better than the story above. This is an African legend in which Mawu is the moon god, permanently attached to the sun goddess Liza. They are a real couple and can only meet at very few times, that is when solar eclipses occur.

7. Soma

This is a Hindu legend about the Moon. There are many different symbols in this culture about the Moon, sometimes an embryo that is growing and sometimes a cow, but all have a common meaning of reproduction and nurturing. Soma is also considered a drink that gods use in this culture.

8. Rona

The story of the Maori tribe in New Zealand said that Rona was a young girl, showing a lack of respect for the Moon that the Moon pulled her up and locked it up so she could not escape. To pull the girl away, the Moon used a tree to bring down and the girl was entangled with that tree, so in this legend, the Moon also represents growth. (details according to the tree that flies up to the moon seem to resemble the Vietnamese fairy tale fairy tales.)

9. Maya goddesses

The Maya have a lot of stories about different Moon goddesses at different times of the Moon. The most famous is Ixchel is believed to represent reproduction and development, but later this legend is a variant that considers Ixchel to be old and represents only the Moon and the Full Moon represented by a goddess. other.

10. Werewolf (Werewolf)

Werewolves are no stranger to us.(Photo: Paul Mudie).

This topic has been exploited in many stories and movies from mythology to fiction, so it is no stranger to most of us. This is a story from Western culture, about the daytime creatures are still normal people, but at night when the Moon is up, the body changes and turns into a half-dog monster again. The wolf is very aggressive. However, the true origin of this legend is very difficult because there are so many different interpretations in different documents.

Dang Vu Tuan Son