Forest Folklore, Mythology and RomanceRead Books Ltd, 28.06.2021 - 320 Seiten A comprehensive guide to forest folklore, including European and Asian mythology. First published in 1928, this volume was written by Alexander Porteous and details the lore and mythology behind many European and Asian beliefs and customs. The contents include:
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... Italy were not indigenous to these countries, but were due to the sacred groves surrounding the temples of the Oriental gods and goddesses, and that thus the Laurel had followed in the wake of the worship of Apollo, the Cypress and the ...
... Italy were not indigenous to these countries, but were due to the sacred groves surrounding the temples of the Oriental gods and goddesses, and that thus the Laurel had followed in the wake of the worship of Apollo, the Cypress and the ...
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... Italy became, above all other countries, the lands of sacred groves with all their poetical associations, and the veneration in which they were held is shown by the fact that Xerxes, when passing through Achaia, forbade his army to do ...
... Italy became, above all other countries, the lands of sacred groves with all their poetical associations, and the veneration in which they were held is shown by the fact that Xerxes, when passing through Achaia, forbade his army to do ...
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... Italian, who wrote in the fifteenth century, says that originally the Tarpeian Rock was in the centre of a savage and solitary thicket or grove; that in the time of Virgil it was crowned with the golden roofs of a temple; and that in ...
... Italian, who wrote in the fifteenth century, says that originally the Tarpeian Rock was in the centre of a savage and solitary thicket or grove; that in the time of Virgil it was crowned with the golden roofs of a temple; and that in ...
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... Italy the ancient poets found congenial subjects for their songs, and the pages of Homer, Virgil, and others teem with allusions to them. In the early stages of civilisation agriculture was in its infancy, and flocks and herds of sheep ...
... Italy the ancient poets found congenial subjects for their songs, and the pages of Homer, Virgil, and others teem with allusions to them. In the early stages of civilisation agriculture was in its infancy, and flocks and herds of sheep ...
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... Italy many groves were found to be dedicated to the various Latin gods and goddesses. Gibbon says that “the superstition of the people was not embittered by any mixture of theological rancour; nor was it confined by the chains of any ...
... Italy many groves were found to be dedicated to the various Latin gods and goddesses. Gibbon says that “the superstition of the people was not embittered by any mixture of theological rancour; nor was it confined by the chains of any ...
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abode Æneid Africa ancient Apollo appear Ash tree bark bear beautiful became believed birds branches Buddha called Chaldea considered countries dead Demons divine earth Elves enchanted Evil Spirits Fairy Mythology famous fell fire flowers forest fruit goddess gods Golden Bough grew Grim ground growing Gubernatis heard heaven holy hunting Ibid Indian inhabited Irminsul island J. G. Frazer Keightley’s King known land Land of Punt leaf leaves legend tells Lewis Spence live magic mankind Māui mentions moon mountains Myth Mythologie des Plantes natives night Nymphs Oak tree once origin Palm Pausanias Pine Pippala priest primitive race resembling river romance roots sacred grove sacred tree says seen serpent shade Silk-cotton tree soul speaking spot sprang Stallybrass tale temple Teut thorns told tradition travellers tribes trunk village wandering wife Wild Huntsman witches wood World Tree worship Yggdrasil Zeus