μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Plants from clothing of deity. (Cf. A2615.)

Mythological motifs. · Origin of trees and plants. · Various origins of plants. · Plants originate from experience of holy person. · view the constellation · filed as A2625

Filed across the traditions
  • Hawaii Beckwith Myth 282
  • Tahiti Henry 338.
Within the index

Filed under Plants originate from experience of holy person.

Filed beside it
Plants from tread of holy person Peter lets key of heaven fall: origin of "Heaven Key" (primrose). Peter hears that duplicate key to heaven has been made. In his excitement he lets his key drop to earth. It is returned by an angel. Where it dropped are the "Heaven Keys". (Cf. A2653.) St. Peter's grass. Created by the saint as medicine for snakebite Origin of plant from staff of holy person
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Object transformed to plant

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