蝶と蛾に関することわざ

蝶と蛾に関することわざ、伝説を教えてください。

日本、海外どこのことわざでも結構です。

No.3 ベストアンサー 回答者： tanuchi 回答日時： 2010/03/02 18:01

バタフライ・ストーム。

伝説？蝶は魂の運び屋などはよく言われる。
プシュケーとかね。
幼虫は死して蝶は産まれる。

No.2 回答者： noname#111034 回答日時： 2010/03/02 07:54

・老子にある「胡蝶の夢」。

・インファント島の「モスラ」。
・下記にリンクしたページには，以下の説明がありました。自分で訳してください。

The symbolism of butterflies signifies something different to each person who gets one, while the meaning assigned to butterflies differs from culture to culture.

The ancient Celts believed that butterflies were souls seeking a new mother

The ancient Greeks called them 'psyche', because their flitting from flower to flower represented the constant movement within the human mind.

For many the releasing of butterflies at weddings symbolizes happiness, as butterflies dart off in all directions proclaiming the promised marriage of two souls bound in Gods trust and word.

The Blackfoot tribe of American Indians believed that they bring dreams to people.

The Chinese see them as a symbol of love.

Many other cultures see them as a common symbol of transformation, representing a persons metamorphosis through life.

In some other cultures, butterflies are seen as the souls of departed relatives.

In some images of the Garden of Eden, Adam's soul is symbolized by a butterfly.

In many countries the Cleopatra butterfly is called the Easter Jesus and tend to appear around Easter and is considered a symbol of Christ's resurrection.

All around the world butterflies represent the winged messengers of some kind or other and always touch the souls of all humans.

A readily new trend in America is to hold butterfly release ceremonies to symbolize a loved one's "release" from this life.

According to an American Indian Legend ・If anyone desires a wish to come true they must first capture a butterfly and whisper that wish to it. Since butterfly can make no sound, the butterfly can not reveal the wish to anyone but he Great Spirit who hears and sees all. In gratitude for giving the beautiful butterfly its freedom, the Great Spirit always grants the wish. So, according to legend, by making a wish and giving a butterfly its freedom, the wish will be taken to the heavens and be granted.

参考URL：http://butterflyweddings.co.za/

No.1 回答者： irako 回答日時： 2010/03/02 00:11

「飛んで火に入る夏の虫」の夏の虫が「蛾」のことだそうです。