Hare Trinket Box
This petite little trinket box is just the ticket for holding on to favourite pairs of earrings, or keeping chains and pendants safe. The hand painted box lid shows a hare running and the side is decorated with a delicate flower. The design has been burned into the wood first before painting and the box sealed with an acrylic lacquer.
Scroll on down to read some of the myths surrounding hares. The Vernal Equinox and spring flowers, hares running across English fells, were the inspiration behind this hand painted trinket box.
$20 |
Approx Size: 2x3½ inches (hxw) |
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The Hare in Mythology
Ostara in Anglo-Saxon mythology, or Eostre as she is also known, was the goddess of Spring and celebrated at the vernal equinox toward the end of March. When the seasons change from the cold winter and the warmth of the new growing season. A fertility goddess and children's friend and it was said that to amuse them she changed her pet bird into a hare that laid coloured eggs, which Ostara gave to the children.
Other sources say that the form that a hare lies in resembles the nest a plovers makes in the fields. People saw the nests thinking they belonged to the hare and this gave rise to the story of the Easter bunny. The date of Easter is determined by the phase of the moon. The hare is strongly associated with the moon as both come out at night. It was believed they died in the morning to be reborn at night, symbols of fertility and rebirth.
One doe may produce as many as forty leverets (baby hares) in one year, this made it a symbol of fertility, sexuality and abundance to the Romans. The hare became an emblem of Aphrodite, Venus and Cupid. Interested in the brown hare? Then visit the the hare page to read more.
