Rabbit/Hare
The rabbit denotes lunar regeneration and fertility, pounding the elixir of immortality on the moon, and given both to self-sacrifice and to order- upending tricks.
Our paraphrase of what the sources say it carries.
At a glance
- Type
- Image
- Group
- Animal World / Wild Animals
- Borne by
- 5 figures (4 are this, 1 carries it)
- Traditions
- American folklore (2)African folklore (general) (1)East Asian folklore (general) (1)Islamic mythology (1)
Figures that bear it
A model judged each figure against its own description, one term at a time. Is: the figure is a kind of this thing. Bears: it carries the thing or is marked by it. What a figure does is filed under motifs and powers. Open "why" for the sentence the judgement rests on.
- Al-mi'raj is Islamic mythology
why
Originating in Islamic myths, Al-mi'raj is a yellow rabbit with a single, twisted horn.
- Brer Rabbit is African folklore (general)
why
Brer Rabbit is the African American trickster hero, a small and resourceful rabbit who defeats stronger adversaries by wit, heir to the hare tricksters of African tradition.
- Jackalope is American folklore
why
Standing larger than an average rabbit, the Jackalope is said to possess a keen intelligence and a mischievous nature that sets it apart from ordinary wildlife.
- Moon rabbit is East Asian folklore (general)
why
Found in East Asian folklore and also present in the Aztec mythology, the Moon Rabbit is depicted as a rabbit that lives on the moon, often seen pounding with a mortar and pestle.
- Bunny Man bears American folklore
why
An urban legend from Virginia, the Bunny Man is a man in a rabbit costume wielding an axe.