Butterfly of Death — pendant on a chain

Pendant made of steel — "Butterfly of Death", "Death's Head".

Chain length: 55 cm.

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The hawk moth (death's head) got its unusual name for its characteristic appearance — on the middle part of the back of this butterfly there is a clear contrasting pattern of a skull with empty eye sockets and human bones crossed under it. The name of the butterfly was based on the ancient Greek myth of Hellas. Where the cold river of sorrow of the gloomy underworld in a terrible way cuts the inescapable thread of human fate, symbolizing the end of life. This Goddess of Fate brings the souls of the dead into a long scroll of the inevitable afterlife...

The death's head usually rests during the day, choosing tree trunks and stumps to remain invisible to others, and is awake at night. Butterflies can be found at night in the light of lanterns and lamps.

The inhabitants of England believed that the butterfly was friends with sorcerers and witches and whispered to them the names of people who were going to die soon. In some African tribes, they are sure that the bite of this butterfly can be fatal.

Interestingly, for the writer Edgar Poe, the "Dead Head" has become a kind of muse. After he saw her, he wrote the story "Sphinx", where an unusual insect turned into a fantastic creature that climbed the slopes of the mountains.