When someone has an owl statue in their backyard or in their front yard, what is the myth behind it? What does it signify? I heard that it's supposed to bring death upon the direction of which it is facing...
Does it protect against bad spirits or something? Whats the point of it?
2007-07-17 06:15:52 · 18 answers · asked by bellavita817 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
An owl is usually considered a symbol of wisdom. The origin goes back to Greek Myth of the goddess of wisdom Athena.
2007-07-17 08:39:36 · answer #1 · answered by germaine_87313 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
White Owl Statue
2016-10-14 10:12:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that if you spot a white owl (real one) in your yard it is bad luck and means that there will be a death soon... 2 wks before my father passed away my mom told me she seen a white owl in the backyard.. She also said the owl stay'd in the backyard until 2days before his death.. I'm not sure if a statue does the same...
2007-07-17 10:40:02 · answer #3 · answered by dulcitamija 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Never heard of it signifying anything spiritual. I've only ever known folks to purchase owl statues as a means to keep rodents and other unwanted pests out of their yard.
2007-07-17 06:20:04 · answer #4 · answered by Rock E. Horror 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It could mean one or more of many different things:
1. just liking owls
2. protection from scavengers like rats & other birds
3. wisdom
4. impending disaster
5. harbingers of sickness & death
6. protective spirits
7. the souls of living or recently departed people
8. earthly incarnations of their gods
9. god of the dead
10. death referred to as "crossing the owls bridge"
11. believed that owls ate new-born babies
12. believed owls brought sickness to children
13. believed that owls were evil spirits that stole children
14. that they could take or restore hair
15. that they could make a woman tell anything
and more. For the rest, see the link I list as a source.
Most likely, it is just an animal they like.
2007-07-17 06:30:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It signifies that someone's trying to scare birds away from the garden. Look in a gardening catalog sometime and you'll see owl figures for sale for that purpose.
Or maybe they just like owls.
2007-07-17 06:18:52 · answer #6 · answered by Nightlight 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The owl was revered and still is a fearful creature. Some people place these in their backyards to keep "unwanted" birds such as crows or ravens away in hopes that these fearful icons will scare them away.
2007-07-17 18:42:04 · answer #7 · answered by Emissary 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I see a lot of those in the Mission District of San Francisco. They're usually on ledges facing the sidewalk. I'm guessing people put them here to scare off pigeons because there are so many of them.
2007-07-17 07:51:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the fact that u see a "white owl" probably means nothing however nativecamericans believed that seeing an owl during the day was a sign that someone close to you has or will soon die
2016-03-19 06:53:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If i remeber my Bagpuss correctly the Owl (called Oble?) was the sacred bird of Athene goddess of wisdom and patron of the city of athens.
2007-07-17 06:23:19 · answer #10 · answered by michaelduggan1940 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋