Forest Folklore, Mythology, and RomanceAllen & Unwin, 1928 - 319 Seiten |
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... believed that the Tree of Life grew therein . In a hymn to Hea one line reads : " In the mighty thickets we have smelled his good wind . " There was also a city of Eridhu which about the year 4000 B.C. was one of the chief cities of ...
... believed that the Tree of Life grew therein . In a hymn to Hea one line reads : " In the mighty thickets we have smelled his good wind . " There was also a city of Eridhu which about the year 4000 B.C. was one of the chief cities of ...
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... believed that if the youth " ate a red banana it would choke him , and the drum would give a dull stifled note ; if he tasted grated coco - nut , the white ants , like the white particles of the nut , would gnaw the body of the drum ...
... believed that if the youth " ate a red banana it would choke him , and the drum would give a dull stifled note ; if he tasted grated coco - nut , the white ants , like the white particles of the nut , would gnaw the body of the drum ...
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... believed that their Medicine Men were endowed with supernatural attri- butes , as it was not possible for all and sundry to obtain such a distinction . Far from it . Anyone desirous of attaining that Through the Dark Continent , dignity ...
... believed that their Medicine Men were endowed with supernatural attri- butes , as it was not possible for all and sundry to obtain such a distinction . Far from it . Anyone desirous of attaining that Through the Dark Continent , dignity ...
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... believed by the ancients that ghosts and spirits took a delight in making their appearance there . The poet Waller wrote : " In such green palaces the first kings reign'd ; CHAPTER IV GROVES Earliest Temples; Druids; Classic Groves.
... believed by the ancients that ghosts and spirits took a delight in making their appearance there . The poet Waller wrote : " In such green palaces the first kings reign'd ; CHAPTER IV GROVES Earliest Temples; Druids; Classic Groves.
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... believed to hold their assem- blies beside salt springs . Among the Semnones , who lived on the banks of the River Oder and were the principal tribe of the Suevi , a particular reverence was paid to a peculiarly sacred grove situated in ...
... believed to hold their assem- blies beside salt springs . Among the Semnones , who lived on the banks of the River Oder and were the principal tribe of the Suevi , a particular reverence was paid to a peculiarly sacred grove situated in ...
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abode Africa ancient Apollo appear Ash tree bark bear beautiful became believed birds branches Buddha called Chaldea considered countries Date Palm dead Demons divine earth Elves enchanted Evil Spirits Fairy Mythology famous fell fire flowers forest fruit goddess gods Golden Bough green grew Grim ground growing Gubernatis heard heaven holy hunting Ibid Indian inhabited Irminsul island J. G. Frazer King known land Land of Punt leaf leaves legend tells Lewis Spence live magic mankind 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 wife Wild Huntsman witches wood World Tree worship Yggdrasil Zeus