![]() Thus, in order to bear any kind of attack, a surrogate king would be installed. Thus, people viewed the lunar eclipse as an assault on the king as the king represented land in their culture. He added that as per the traditional cultures, whatever happened in the sky was a result of the circumstances taking place on Earth. However, the seven demons were the assailants in their stories. They would even make a lot of noise, and even beat their dogs, forcing them to howl and bark.Īs per Krupp, the lunar eclipse was seen as an assault on the moon by the ancient Mesopotamians. Thus, out of fear, they would shake spears at the moon and try to drive the big cat away. ![]() He further added that Inca feared that the jaguar would land on Earth after attacking the moon in a bid to eat people. ![]() The attack by the big cat well explains why the moon turns rusty or blood-red coloured during a total lunar eclipse. Mentioned below are various myths which surface when a lunar eclipse occurs.Īccording to a researcher at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California David Dearborn, among the various collected myths about eclipses, one is that of a jaguar who attacked and ate the moon. Many people around the corner don't look forward to events like eclipses. Various cultures around the world blame murderous pets, extremely hungry jaguars, demons who are in search of things or people for attacking behind the disappearance of the moon during lunar eclipses. During the course, the Earth moves in between the Sun and Moon and obstructs the sunlight reflected by the Lunar surface.Īlthough eclipses are fascinating events and sights to behold, yet various myths and beliefs surround these celestial events. This lunar eclipse marks the second and last of the year 2021 and is expected to be 3 hours 28 minutes and 24 seconds long, thereby making it the longest in 580 years.Ī lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth comes in between the Sun and the Moon. New Delhi: A partial lunar eclipse is expected to take place on the Purnima Tithi (Full Moon Night) of Kartik, Shukla Paksha on November 19. (Representational Image) | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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