Origin of primrose. (Cf. A2622.)

Motif

Origin of primrose. (Cf. A2622.)

Mythological motifs. · Origin of trees and plants. · Origin of various plants and trees. · Origin of flowers. · view the constellation · filed as A2653

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter XXVIIIXXVIII. The Killing of the Tree-Spirit
ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter XXXIIIXXXIII. The Gardens of Adonis
Literary CrystallizationFour Plays (The Tempest, A Midsummer-Night's Dream, The Winter's Tale, King Lear) — University Press Shakespeare, ed. Sidney Lee, A Midsummer-Night's Dream Act 1
Literary CrystallizationUlysses, 1 Telemachus
Literary CrystallizationUlysses, 10 Wandering Rocks

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

FlemishDeMeyer FFC XXXVII 91 No. 250.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of flowers. (Cf. A2617.1, A2621.1.)

Filed beside it

Origin of daisy. (Cf. A2612.2.)[First Edition: A2652. Origin of "heaven key" (primrose). (See A2622.)]Origin of "Mary's bed straw" (thymus serpyllum)Origin of bindweed (convolvulus sepium)Origin of rose Origin of forget-me-not Origin of lady-slipper (calceolaria hybrida)Origin of snowdrop (galanthus nivatis)Origin of hellebore Origin of clove Origin of mandrake. (Cf. A2611.5.)Origin of wild morning glory Origin of rue. (Cf. A2611.0.4.1.)

Travels with

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.)

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