. Life and love. Biology; Reproduction. 6o Life and Love. ^- ri's> is laborious has passed away; only two things remain for them : love, isolated from earthly affairs, and death, the mysterious companion of love. They will flash in the sun but a few hours. Delicate as morning mist they emerge from the j^ mud, love, then give back to earth the seeds of their love, and die, all in the course of a short summer day. It is not surprising that the ancients should have seen in the butterfly, emerg- ing winged, beautiful, from the lowly earth-bound chrysalis, a symbol of the human soul. The Greek w
. Life and love. Biology; Reproduction. 6o Life and Love. ^- ri's> is laborious has passed away; only two things remain for them : love, isolated from earthly affairs, and death, the mysterious companion of love. They will flash in the sun but a few hours. Delicate as morning mist they emerge from the j^ mud, love, then give back to earth the seeds of their love, and die, all in the course of a short summer day. It is not surprising that the ancients should have seen in the butterfly, emerg- ing winged, beautiful, from the lowly earth-bound chrysalis, a symbol of the human soul. The Greek word "psyche" means both soul and butterfly. And in Greek mythology we find the beautiful maiden Psyche, the per- sonified and deified soul, often repre- sented with the wings of a butterfly. In this beautiful fancy of the old Greeks, Ps)'che, as is most fitting, is the beloved of Eros, the God of Love, who also is winged. Speaking of the final transformation of the insect, Michelet, in his book entitled " The Insect," says: — " Love is winged. Mythology is perfectly in the right. This is verified in the proper sense and without metaphor. In one brief moment nature displays a restless anxiety to fly towards the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Morley, Margaret Warner, 1858-1923. Chicago, A. C. McClurg and Company
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