The Lore of the ForestCosimo, Inc., 1. jan. 2005 - 324 sider Sacred Groves and Tree Nymphs, Yule Logs and Divining Rods, Wild Huntsmen and Wood-Wives . . . Delve into an enchanting exploration of the magic and mystery of forest realms in this scholarly and highly readable work. Fact and fable sit side by side with snippets of Shakespeare and ancient legend to create a mythology of the woods throughout human history.Since its original publication in 1928, this lively guide to the folklore of the forest around the world has also appeared under such titles as The Forest in Folklore and Mythology and Forest Folklore, Mythology and Romance. It has become a beloved sourcebook and reference guide for environmentalists, anthropologists, Wiccans, and nature lovers alike.AUTHOR BIO: Scottish author ALEXANDER PORTEOUS was a professor of philosophy whose work appeared in various philosophical journals, which include The Town Council Seals of Scotland; Historical, Legendary and Heraldic (1906) and The History of Crieff from the Earliest Times to the Dawn of the Twentieth Century (1912). |
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Side 27
... serpent from the waist downwards on every Saturday until she met a man who should love her so much that he would consent to marry her under the promise of never seeing her on a Saturday . She then wandered through the world in search of ...
... serpent from the waist downwards on every Saturday until she met a man who should love her so much that he would consent to marry her under the promise of never seeing her on a Saturday . She then wandered through the world in search of ...
Side 28
... serpent with markings of blue and white . In the Forest of Longboel in Normandy , when the wind blows melodiously through the trees , the peasants imagine they hear the voices of the ancient verderers , the guardians of the forest , the ...
... serpent with markings of blue and white . In the Forest of Longboel in Normandy , when the wind blows melodiously through the trees , the peasants imagine they hear the voices of the ancient verderers , the guardians of the forest , the ...
Side 53
... serpent , and she proceeded to endeavour to destroy him . When he was asleep she approached his couch and was amazed to see Love ( Eros or Cupid ) himself . A drop of oil from her lamp awakened him , and he flew away . Psyché , however ...
... serpent , and she proceeded to endeavour to destroy him . When he was asleep she approached his couch and was amazed to see Love ( Eros or Cupid ) himself . A drop of oil from her lamp awakened him , and he flew away . Psyché , however ...
Side 60
... serpent Pytho , which the god had once killed . They wore laurel crowns , and whoever wished to consult them had to appear before the altar crowned with laurel and chewing laurel leaves . When giving forth the oracle the priestess also ...
... serpent Pytho , which the god had once killed . They wore laurel crowns , and whoever wished to consult them had to appear before the altar crowned with laurel and chewing laurel leaves . When giving forth the oracle the priestess also ...
Side 62
... serpent . Any children they afterwards bore were believed to have been begotten by this reptile . The serpent was understood to have been Æsculapius himself , as he was said to have often appeared in that form , and live serpents were ...
... serpent . Any children they afterwards bore were believed to have been begotten by this reptile . The serpent was understood to have been Æsculapius himself , as he was said to have often appeared in that form , and live serpents were ...
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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 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 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 wife Wild Huntsman witches wood World Tree worship Yggdrasil Zeus
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Side 103 - I know a bank whereon the wild thyme blows, Where ox-lips and the nodding violet grows ; Quite over-canopied with lush woodbine, With sweet musk-roses, and with eglantine...
Side 252 - Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground; Another race the following spring supplies; They fall successive, and successive rise: So generations in their course decay; So flourish these, when those are pass'd away.
Side 40 - If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they .may convey me over till I come into Judah ; and a letter unto Asaph the keeper...
Side 69 - From the still glassy lake that sleeps Beneath Aricia's trees — Those trees in whose dim shadow The ghastly priest doth reign, The priest who slew the slayer, And shall himself be slain...
Side 103 - These are the forgeries of jealousy : And never, since the middle summer's spring Met we on hill, in dale, forest, or mead, By paved fountain, or by rushy brook, Or on the beached margent of the sea, To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind, But with thy brawls thou hast disturb'd our sport.
Side 47 - And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
Side 47 - He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
Side 177 - With bitter tears she wept her last offence ; And still she weeps, nor sheds her tears in vain ; For still the precious drops her name retain.
Side 78 - Thammuz came next behind, Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties all a summer's day; While smooth Adonis from his native rock Ran purple to the sea, supposed with blood Of Thammuz yearly wounded...