The fox is a symbol of cleverness, shrewedness or as an acquainted animal with magical abilities that is occasionally linked with metamorphosis in the folklore of many civilizations, but mainly those of Europe and East Asia. From Russian and Bulgarian folklore, Kuma Lisa is a female fox that frequently assumes the role of the trickster. Another figure known as Kumcho Vulcho, a wolf that is opposite of Kuma Lisa and frequently falls victim to her antics, is confronted by Kuma Lisa. The majority of the foxes in Russian folktales are female since the word лиca i.e. Lisa in Russian has a feminine grammatical gender, in contrast to Western European folk stories where words connected to foxes, such as French —Renard, have a masculine grammatical gender. In Scotland, the trickster fox or Tod as is called in traditional Scottish, was portrayed as Lowrence, as in Morall Fabillis by . The fox is typically portrayed as a crafty trickster, but rarely as an evil creature, in Finnish mythology. Even though it is weaker, the fox ultimately outwits both the vicious and nasty wolf and the powerful but not particularly intelligent bear. It stands for the triumph of reason over both malice and physical force. The fox is one of the holy animals of the goddess Ninhursag in early Mesopotamian mythology. In a way, Her messenger is the fox. Foxes are strong spirits that are well-known for their exceedingly clever and mischievous disposition in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean folktales. They frequently assume the guise of female humans to entice males. According to African Dogon mythology, the fox is either a messenger for the gods or the trickster deity of the desert who personifies chaos. The ancient Peruvian Moche people revered animals and frequently portrayed the fox in their artwork. The Moche people thought that the fox was a warrior who would fight with his mind. The fox thus would only utilise mental attacks; never physical ones. Consequently, the folkloric image and reputation of foxes are frequently reflected in such forms in literature, cinema, television, games, music and other forms of cultural expression. [Information Credit : Foxes_in_popular_culture,_films_and_literature, Wikipedia] #Mythology
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