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

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XXVIII XXVIII. The Killing of the Tree-Spirit
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XXXIII XXXIII. The Gardens of Adonis
Literary Crystallization Four 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 Crystallization Ulysses , 1 Telemachus
Literary Crystallization Ulysses , 10 Wandering Rocks

Filed across the traditions

Flemish DeMeyer 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 (Thompson’s cf.)

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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