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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... River Irtish, into the depths of these forests, and in them his emirs erected a rude memorial to commemorate their exploits. Palestine is one of those ancient seats of civilisation which in former times contained numerous forests, but ...
... River Irtish, into the depths of these forests, and in them his emirs erected a rude memorial to commemorate their exploits. Palestine is one of those ancient seats of civilisation which in former times contained numerous forests, but ...
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... River Amazon and the Rio Negro, through which he travelled in 1848. In his accounts of the forests of the Amazons he says: “Perhaps no country in the world contains such an amount of vegetable matter on its surface as the valley of the ...
... River Amazon and the Rio Negro, through which he travelled in 1848. In his accounts of the forests of the Amazons he says: “Perhaps no country in the world contains such an amount of vegetable matter on its surface as the valley of the ...
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... river has gradually formed an alluvial delta, and now the site of the city is considerably far inland, and the only signs of its former existence are the mounds of Abu Shahrein, situated on the eastern bank of the river. The great Epic ...
... river has gradually formed an alluvial delta, and now the site of the city is considerably far inland, and the only signs of its former existence are the mounds of Abu Shahrein, situated on the eastern bank of the river. The great Epic ...
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... river before you, wondrously black and deep; but know, sire, that right easily will you be able to go through it without wetting the feet of your horse, for it is nothing but a phantom and enchantments that the dwarf will make for you ...
... river before you, wondrously black and deep; but know, sire, that right easily will you be able to go through it without wetting the feet of your horse, for it is nothing but a phantom and enchantments that the dwarf will make for you ...
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... the fifteenth or sixteenth century B.C. The king tells how he was born in a secret place, and his mother placed him in an ark of bulrushes well sealed with bitumen, and then threw him into the River Euphrates. The river bore him.
... the fifteenth or sixteenth century B.C. The king tells how he was born in a secret place, and his mother placed him in an ark of bulrushes well sealed with bitumen, and then threw him into the River Euphrates. The river bore him.
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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