Tree seizes person and lifts him up — Mythoi

Motif

Tree seizes person and lifts him up.

Marvels. · Extraordinary occurrences. · Extraordinary behavior of trees and plants. · view the constellation · filed as F979.4

Cited in the index

general Africa (Nago): Trautmann La Littérature populaire à la Côte des Esclaves (Paris, 1927) 6ff.

Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary behavior of trees and plants – miscellaneous.

Filed beside it

Sour fruits made sweet by saint Leaves of tree open and close to give saint passage Leaves of tree make melody for saints Bough miraculously does not burn. (Cf. F964.1.) Tree grows through handle of saint's bell Hollow in tree grows over, giving sanctuary to relics within Forest springs up from twig (twigs) Flowers pressed yield wine Flower from otherworld (Land of Promise) miraculously appears to persons (saints) Trees spring up to commemorate birth of primitive hero (demigod, deity). (Cf. F960.1.) Trees spring up from blood spilled on ground. (Cf. D1003.) Convention of trees Grub's urine waters tree. (Cf. D1027.) Tree sheds all its leaves out of sympathy Magic tree will allow person to take only two of its fruits Plants grow without being sown

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