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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... Worship of Trees; Transformations into Trees; Trees Preside over Marriages; Trees Planted at Births; Arboreal Tribes; Burial on Trees; Funereal Trees; Elsbeer Tree; Christmas Tree; Genealogical Tree; Devil Trees; Guardian Trees; Abode ...
... Worship of Trees; Transformations into Trees; Trees Preside over Marriages; Trees Planted at Births; Arboreal Tribes; Burial on Trees; Funereal Trees; Elsbeer Tree; Christmas Tree; Genealogical Tree; Devil Trees; Guardian Trees; Abode ...
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... worship.”1 In Alsace, a royal ban forest existed at Dreieich (from the heathen worship of three Oaks) for a very long period, and its charter was one of the most primitive. Prescott, speaking of the Forests of Mexico, mentions a tale of ...
... worship.”1 In Alsace, a royal ban forest existed at Dreieich (from the heathen worship of three Oaks) for a very long period, and its charter was one of the most primitive. Prescott, speaking of the Forests of Mexico, mentions a tale of ...
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... worship. They saw the sun in the 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 ...
... worship. They saw the sun in the 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 ...
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... worship of Apollo, the Cypress and the Myrtle in that of Aphrodite or Astoreth of the Zidonians, and the Olive in that of Athena.1 Later on we shall see how these trees came to be associated with the worship of those divinities, though ...
... worship of Apollo, the Cypress and the Myrtle in that of Aphrodite or Astoreth of the Zidonians, and the Olive in that of Athena.1 Later on we shall see how these trees came to be associated with the worship of those divinities, though ...
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... worship God, and, in the Oak grove at Mamre, we are told (Genesis xviii.) that Abraham entertained God Himself. We are also told that Abraham raised an altar to Jehovah near a grove of Terebinths in the Valley of Hebron. In many ...
... worship God, and, in the Oak grove at Mamre, we are told (Genesis xviii.) that Abraham entertained God Himself. We are also told that Abraham raised an altar to Jehovah near a grove of Terebinths in the Valley of Hebron. In many ...
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