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Motif

Tree cursed for serving as cross. (Cf. A2751.3.1, A2751.3.2, A2755.2, A2762.1, A2775.)

Mythological motifs. · Origin of plant characteristics. · Various origins of plant characteristics. · Plant characteristics as punishment. · view the constellation · filed as A2721.2.1

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Scholars’ trail — 4references

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.

  • EsthonianAarne FFC XXV 152 No. 77
  • LivonianLoorits FFC LXVI 94 No. 108
  • North CarolinaBrown Collection I 636.
  • general Dh II 207ff. – Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 23 No. 131, XXXIII 56 No. 131
Within the index

Filed under Plant cursed for disservice at crucifixion. (Cf. A2711.2.)

4 finer motifs beneath it
Aspen cursed for serving as cross. (Cf. A2762.1.)Poplar cursed for serving as cross. (Cf. A2762.2.)Cottonwood cursed for serving as crossElder cursed for serving as cross. (Cf. A2766.1.)
Filed beside it
Indentations on plants from Christ's biting them at crucifixion. (Cf. A2751.3.1.)
Travels with
Indentions in stem of reed. (Cf. A2721.2.1, A2721.2.2, A2732.)Crosses on certain trees. (Cf. A2721.2.1.)Origin of blood-colored sap in trees. (Cf. A2721.2.1.)Why aspen-leaves trembleWhy certain trees are dwarfed. (Cf. A2721.2.1.)
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