How are animals personified in myths and legends? What is one example of the symbolic nature of animals as portrayed in myths and legends?

Lots of myths and legends may personify animals to help teach morals or lessons within the story. For example, in Asop's fable the Fox and the Grapes, the fox is portrayed as an animal that gives up easily when coming across a difficult problem while the bird in the story is portrayed as one that will put the effort into solving the problem and therefore being rightfully awarded for it. The animals were personified by their given personalities. These animals are also seen as being represent by something like intelligence, slyness, greed and etc.

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organisms that lack symmetry are called asymmetrical and belong to phylum porifera/sponges.

organisms with specialized stinging cells belong to phylum cnidaria. stinging cells are called cnidoblast cells.

cnidarians show two morphological forms : polyp (sessile) and medusa (mobile)

filter feeding is observed in porifera members.  

alternation of generation is observed in coelenterata or cnidaria. there is alternation of asexual polyp form and sexual medusoid form. it is also referred as metagenesis.

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