Trees are significant in many of the world's mythologies, and have been given deep and sacred meanings throughout the ages. Human beings, observing the...
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Trees in Chinese mythology and culture tend to range from more-or-less mythological such as the Fusang tree and the Peaches of Immortality cultivated...
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indigenous Philippine mythology are commonly believed to reside in balete trees Bà Mộc, Vietnamese goddess of trees Chuhaister, Ukrainian tree spirit, also Lisovyk...
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Historically and in folklore, the respect given to trees varies in different parts of the Celtic world. On the Isle of Man, the phrase 'fairy tree' often refers...
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of the tree of life, but it is the source of wisdom of the ages. Specific world trees include Égig érő fa in Hungarian mythology, Ağaç Ana in Turkic mythology...
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The lime tree, or linden, (Tilia) is important in the mythology, literature, and folklore of a number of cultures. In old pagan Slavic mythology, the linden...
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The following is a family tree of gods, goddesses, and other divine and semi-divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion. Key:...
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Trees hold a particular role in Germanic paganism and Germanic mythology, both as individuals (sacred trees) and in groups (sacred groves). The central...
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Latvian mythology is the collection of myths that have emerged throughout the history of Latvia, sometimes being elaborated upon by successive generations...
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different types of wishes. These trees also appear in the beliefs of Jainism. In Chinese mythology, a carving of a tree of life depicts a phoenix and a...
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Talking trees are a form of sapient trees in mythologies and stories. Ben Bryne initially[when?] said that in Greek mythology, all the trees in the Dodona...
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Sacred trees are some times planted in sacred groves, which may also have other types of trees too. Trees in mythology are the trees that appear in the folklore...
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al-Qurnah The Fountain Lote tree Sephirot Sidrat al-Muntaha Tree of Jesse Tree of life Tree of life vision Trees in mythology Yggdrasil Lizorkin-Eyzenberg...
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In Greco-Roman mythology, Leuce, also spelled Leuke (Ancient Greek: Λεύκη, "white", specifically "white poplar"), was a nymph, an Oceanid; a daughter of...
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Slavic paganism (redirect from Circles in Polish mythology)
Slavic paganism, Slavic mythology, or Slavic religion refer to the religious beliefs, myths, and ritual practices of the Slavs before Christianisation...
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World trees are a prevalent motif occurring in the mythical cosmologies, creation accounts, and iconographies of the pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica...
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of the Tree of Life. Serpents and dragons guarding trees is a well-attested trope in Hellenistic literature and iconography. In Greek mythology, the dragon...
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Fijian mythology refers to the set of beliefs practiced by the indigenous people of the island of Fiji. Their indigenous religion, like many others around...
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family members of the gods. The cosmos in Norse mythology consists of Nine Worlds that flank a central sacred tree, Yggdrasil. Units of time and elements...
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and other Finnic mythologies, but also with neighbouring Baltic, Slavic and, to a lesser extent, Norse mythologies. Finnish mythology survived within an...
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The Five Trees in Paradise is an esoteric or allegorical image from the Coptic Gospel of Thomas, a collection of logia (sayings) of Jesus. (19) Jesus said...
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lotus tree (Ancient Greek: λωτός, lōtós) is a plant that is referred to in stories from Greek and Roman mythology. The lotus tree is mentioned in Homer's...
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Baltic mythology is the body of mythology of the Baltic peoples stemming from Baltic paganism and continuing after Christianization and into Baltic folklore...
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List of legendary creatures by type (redirect from List of species in folklore and mythology by type)
victim. Spriggan Tree of life Vampire pumpkins and watermelons (Romani) Vegetable Lamb of Tartary Zapam Zucum Zaqqum See Trees in mythology Griffin Jackalope...
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List of mythological objects (redirect from Swords in mythology)
(Hindu mythology) Talking tree, a form of trees in sapient mythologies and stories. (Worldwide) Jeweled Branch of Hōrai, a branch from a tree found on...
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polytheistic mythology and religious structure. In pre-Christian Lithuania, mythology was a part of polytheistic religion; after Christianisation mythology survived...
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Micronesian mythology comprises the traditional belief systems of the people of Micronesia. There is no single belief system in the islands of Micronesia...
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cider to the trees in his orchard on Christmas Eve (a reflection of the custom and ritual of apple wassailing). He is rewarded by the Apple Tree Man who reveals...
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The mythology of the ancient Basques largely did not survive the arrival of Christianity in the Basque Country between the 4th and 12th century AD. Most...
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