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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... heavens travelling daily, as they thought, from east to west, pouring out its fervent heat upon them, enabling them to see their surroundings, and causing all vegetation to grow and flourish in its beams. Need one wonder that the sun ...
... heavens travelling daily, as they thought, from east to west, pouring out its fervent heat upon them, enabling them to see their surroundings, and causing all vegetation to grow and flourish in its beams. Need one wonder that the sun ...
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... heaven where the divinities resided, and, in course of time, to beautify these holy hills, trees were planted upon them, and from this arose the consecration of these groves; but the worship of, and in, groves seems to have at first ...
... heaven where the divinities resided, and, in course of time, to beautify these holy hills, trees were planted upon them, and from this arose the consecration of these groves; but the worship of, and in, groves seems to have at first ...
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... heaven, and served Baal” (2 Kings xvii. 16). We read, further, that Manasseh “built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel ...
... heaven, and served Baal” (2 Kings xvii. 16). We read, further, that Manasseh “built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel ...
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... heaven nor on earth. The book says that Noah's flood was forty fathoms high, over the highest hills that are on earth; and Paradise is forty fathoms higher than Noah's flood was, and it hangeth between heaven and earth wonderfully as ...
... heaven nor on earth. The book says that Noah's flood was forty fathoms high, over the highest hills that are on earth; and Paradise is forty fathoms higher than Noah's flood was, and it hangeth between heaven and earth wonderfully as ...
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... heaven, among other delights, comprised numerous groves, and the tale is told of an Arabian youth who, embracing his relatives on leaving for the field of battle, exclaimed: “Farewell, we shall meet again among the groves and fountains ...
... heaven, among other delights, comprised numerous groves, and the tale is told of an Arabian youth who, embracing his relatives on leaving for the field of battle, exclaimed: “Farewell, we shall meet again among the groves and fountains ...
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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