Forest Folklore, Mythology, and RomanceAllen & Unwin, 1928 - 319 Seiten |
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... island in the world , and with reason , for , apart from the luxuriant forests which clothe the mountains to their summits , in these forests are found , buried in the jungle , the remains of ancient cities , with vestiges of the ...
... island in the world , and with reason , for , apart from the luxuriant forests which clothe the mountains to their summits , in these forests are found , buried in the jungle , the remains of ancient cities , with vestiges of the ...
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... island of Papua , when youths of marriage- able age are engaged in making their drums , they are compelled to live alone in the forest and to observe certain rules . It was believed that if the youth " ate a red banana it would choke ...
... island of Papua , when youths of marriage- able age are engaged in making their drums , they are compelled to live alone in the forest and to observe certain rules . It was believed that if the youth " ate a red banana it would choke ...
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... island of Fernando Po in the Bight of Biafra is very densely wooded , and in some parts the natives have the curious custom of burying their dead in the forests with the heads just sticking up out of the ground . Many of the Indian ...
... island of Fernando Po in the Bight of Biafra is very densely wooded , and in some parts the natives have the curious custom of burying their dead in the forests with the heads just sticking up out of the ground . Many of the Indian ...
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... island of Skye , was at one time held so sacred that no person would venture to cut even the smallest twig from it . Sacred groves of Hazel trees formerly existed in the vicinity of Edinburgh and Glasgow , the memory of which is still ...
... island of Skye , was at one time held so sacred that no person would venture to cut even the smallest twig from it . Sacred groves of Hazel trees formerly existed in the vicinity of Edinburgh and Glasgow , the memory of which is still ...
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... Island of New Zealand , at Mokau Heads , may be seen certain celebrated groves of the Pomaderris tainui , which is ... islands of the Central and Eastern Pacific . They arrived at New Zealand in certain famous canoes , one of which was ...
... Island of New Zealand , at Mokau Heads , may be seen certain celebrated groves of the Pomaderris tainui , which is ... islands of the Central and Eastern Pacific . They arrived at New Zealand in certain famous canoes , one of which was ...
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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