When Insects were Gods...
Nisha Pradeepa, K.*
S. Thangapazham Agricultural College, Vasudevanallur, Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu (627 760), India
A. Subash Chandra Bose
S. Thangapazham Agricultural College, Vasudevanallur, Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu (627 760), India
D. Indhu Mathi
S. Thangapazham Agricultural College, Vasudevanallur, Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu (627 760), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Insects, Gods, Mythology, Tribes
Abstract
Insects are considered as gods because the gods punish for their bad behaviour; gods are the good luck charm and it is believed from the ancient times. The best known examples of a god punishing people with insects are found in the Bible in the form of plagues sent to punish early Egyptians. One important function of myths is to explain some feature of life. Many myths explain the origin, morphology, and behaviour of different insects.
“Devils in the forms of gnats and tiny insects were thought to be especially dangerous, since one might swallow them unawares and thus become diabolically possessed.”
– E.P. Evans, 1906
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Evans, E.P., 1906. The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals, New York, E.P.Dutton, p. 159.
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Albert Einstein, 1934. Mein Weltbild. Amsterdam: Querido Verlag, pp. 22-28.