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, just like Chang 'e? Blessing wishes come true. Even today, people still celebrate their birthday in this way.
2. WU GANG cut Guangxi.
According to legend, Wu Gang was originally a woodcutter on earth, obsessed with the immortal way, but always refused to concentrate on his studies. So the Emperor was furious and detained him in the Moon Palace, asking him to cut down the laurel tree in order to forgive his sins. The height of osmanthus trees is about 500 feet. Every time WU GANG cuts, it will heal automatically. Day after day, WU GANG's desire to cut down osmanthus trees has never been realized, and he has been cutting it down.
The legend of logging in Wugang, Guangxi, added several nicknames to the moon, such as "Gui Yue", "Guigong" and "Guilun".
3. Jade rabbit mashes medicine
According to legend, three immortals turned into three poor old people and begged food from foxes, monkeys and rabbits. Both the fox and the monkey have food to help, but the rabbit can't.
Later, the rabbit said, "You can eat my meat!" " He jumped into the fire and cooked himself. The fairy was so moved that she sent the rabbit to the Moon Palace and turned it into a jade rabbit.
4. Pangu created the world.
Pangu wanted to create a vibrant world with his body, so he fell down with a smile and dedicated his body to the earth. The moment he fell, his left eye flew into the sky and became the sun, bringing light and hope to the earth; His right eye flew into the sky and became the moon. The liquid in his eye spilled into the sky and became a million stars at night.
His penis became Fuxi, his breasts became Nuwa, his sweat became a lake on the ground, his blood became a running river, and his hair became grassland and forest. The gas he exhaled turned into breeze and clouds; The sound turned into thunder.
5. Moon myth of Bunun nationality
In ancient times, there were two suns in the sky, which shone on the earth in turn, so that there was no day and night on the earth. The hot weather makes human life very inconvenient. A couple worked hard in the farmland, putting the sleeping baby firmly beside the stone pile in the shade of the tree and covering it with palm leaves.
Only to be beaten to death by the cruel sun. The father was very angry when he knew it, and vowed to shoot down the sun to avenge his children.
Before embarking on the journey, my father planted orange trees at home in advance and set off for the place where the sun rises. Prepare to seal the sun before it takes off.
My father, a good marksman, really hit the eye of the sun, and the sun's light suddenly disappeared into the moon. The moon closed its eyes and reached out to catch people at random. Father escaped through his fingers because his palm was too big. Because one sun was shot into the moon, the other sun was too scared to take off and shine on the earth.
As a result, the earth fell into darkness, and everyone could not go out to work, let alone find food. Life was very difficult. If people have to go out, they must first throw stones, and judge whether the road ahead is the abyss by the sound of the stones falling to the ground. A mountain Qiang, who was out foraging, was hit in the head by a stone thrown by someone, bleeding profusely.
The mountain couldn't hold back the pain and gave an angry roar. At this moment, something strange happened. The hidden sun was frightened by the roar of the mountain, and the sky was bright again. People returned to normal life, but Shan Qiang left a beautiful scar on his forehead.