Rowan helps Thor out of river

Motif

Rowan helps Thor out of river.

Mythological motifs. · Origin of plant characteristics. · Various origins of plant characteristics. · Plant characteristics as reward. · view the constellation · filed as A2711.5

Filed across the traditions

Icel. MacCulloch Eddic 84.

Within the index

Filed under Plant blessed for pious act. (Cf. A2221.)

Filed beside it

Plant blessed for help at Jesus' birth Trees blessed that made the cross Plant blessed for helping holy fugitive Tree protects Jesus from rain: is green all year. (Cf. A2765.1.) How the plum tree came to be so hardy: blessed by Ram Fig tree stays with the angels: rewarded with sap of all other trees

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