As a widespread domestic animal, the hare also entered human cultural history and became part of myths and stories.

For the Celts, the hare was a symbol of fertility and gentleness. For them, these animals were connected to the moon. The nocturnal long-eared bats were reputed to have fairy blood in their veins. That's why it was forbidden to hunt them in some areas.

The hare is often associated with moon deities and embodies rebirth and resurrection. The hare is depicted as an attribute of Aphrodite, as a gift between lovers and in late antiquity as a symbol of good luck.

In Mexican folklore, the patterns on the lunar surface are also identified as a hare. According to an Aztec legend, the god Quetzalcoatl lived on earth as a human for a time, where he traveled and gradually became tired and hungry. Since neither food nor drink was available, he thought he was dying. A hare was grazing nearby and offered itself as food to save his life. Quetzalcoatl, moved by the hare's generous offer, raised him to the moon, then brought him back to earth and said: "You can only be a hare, but everyone will remember you, behold, your image in the light, for all people and all times.”