In Hindu mythology, the owl is the animal vehicle of Lakshmi, the goddess.
Just as the owl is popularly believed to
have trouble seeing in the daytime, a
person pursuing “Lakshmi” (money and
prosperity) will be single-minded
toward it and unable to “see” anything
else, such as deeper wisdom. In modern
Hindi, calling someone an “owl” is a mild
insult, referring to the other as a “fool.”
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Owl