Roots and branches of World-tree explained symbolically

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Roots and branches of World-tree explained symbolically.

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Symbolic interpretations. · view the constellation · filed as H619.3

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

NorseThe Prose Edda (The Younger Edda), THE FOOLING OF GYLFE. VII
Indian / Hindu (Sanskrit epic)The Ramayan of Valmiki (Griffith verse translation), Book 2, Canto 33

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.

Irish mythCross.

Within the index

Filed under Other symbolic interpretations.

Filed beside it

Symbolic interpretation of chairs in heaven Symbolic interpretation of church and image therein Symbolic interpretation of ineffectual thatching of house and building of fire in otherworld. (Cf. F171.6.5, F171.6.6.)Symbolical interpretation of fight between one-legged bird and twelve-legged bird. One-legged bird symbolizes innocence; twelve-legged bird, guilt. (Cf. B15.6.3.3.2.)

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