Frogs in culture

Folklorist Andrew Lang listed myths about a frog or toad that swallows or blocks the flow of waters occurring in many world mythologies.

[1] On the other hand, researcher Anna Engelking drew attention to the fact that studies on Indo-European mythology and its language see "a link between frogs and the underworld, and – by extension – sickness and death".

In Lower Egypt, he was adorned with papyrus plants, and attended by frogs, present in the region, and symbols of it.

[4] The combat between the Frogs and the Mice (Batrachomyomachia) was a mock epic, commonly attributed to Homer, though in fact a parody of his Iliad.

[12] The Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō wrote one of his most famous haiku about a frog jumping into an old pond.

It also acts as a helper of the heroes and heroines, such as in the beginning of the story of the Sleeping Beauty, and in French literary fairy tales The Benevolent Frog (by MMe.

The frog appears in the form of a beautiful maiden, named Bheki, in a tale from Sanskrit legend.

Professor Douglas Melton, Harvard University Biology Department, says: "If you put a frog in boiling water, it won't jump out.

[23][24][25] In Finland, miniature wooden coffins containing frogs have been discovered under the floors of some churches, and in other places such as in a field, under a cowshed, in rapids, or in a hearth.

[27] The Moche people of ancient Peru worshipped animals and often depicted frogs in their art.

[28] Painters of the Dutch Golden Age sometimes included frogs in their compositions;[29] for example, Ambrosius Bosschaert II painted a vanitas still life Dead Frog with Flies c. 1630; in 2012, the artists Rob and Nick Carter created a silent digital version, lasting three hours, in which the "still" image "slowly, imperceptibly" changes with the movement of the sun, and occasionally an insect such as a dragonfly enters the scene.

[33] Several Pokémon species are based on frogs and toads, such as the Poliwrath, Politoed, Seismitoad, Toxicroak, and Greninja evolutionary families.

[34][35] Tsuyu Asui, also known as Froppy, is a superhero with frog-related powers in the manga and anime series My Hero Academia.

In the Netflix original series, Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix, one of the main characters is an anthropomorphic frog, named Bullfrog.

One dish is known as cuisses de grenouille, frogs' legs, and although it is not especially common, it is taken as indicative of French cuisine.

[44] Pepe the Frog (/ˈpɛpeɪ/ PEP-ay) is a comic character and Internet meme created by cartoonist Matt Furie.

Designed as a green anthropomorphic frog with a humanoid body, Pepe originated in Furie's 2005 comic Boy's Club.

[45] The character became an Internet meme when his popularity steadily grew across websites such as Myspace, Gaia Online, and 4chan in 2008.