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Motifs — first 20 of 956
- Deity born from tree. A114.4
- Gods emerge from hole in tree. A115.7
- God as a tree trunk. A139.8.1
- Goddess in form of tree. A139.8.5
- Deity resides in tree. A151.7.1
- God's home under tree of life. (Cf. F441.2.1.) A151.7.1.1
- Spirit of deity animates earthen jar when it is placed beneath banyan tree. A199.1
- God of roads (streets). A413
- God of trees and forests. A435
- Fig tree as god. A435.2
- World-tree. Tree extending from lowest to highest world. (Cf. A878.) A652
- Tree to heaven. A652.1
- Tree to heaven from goddess' necklace which she hangs on branch. A652.1.1
- Tree hanging from sky. A tree hangs upside down in the sky. By its branches men pass back and forth to the upper world. A652.2
- Tree in upper world. A652.3
- Sky as overshadowing tree. Shadowing the earth. A652.4
- Five trees of paradise. A661.3
- Tree supports sky. (Cf. A652.1.) A665.4
- Tree in hell made of living heads of the dead. A671.2.3
- Sun and moon placed in top of tree. Hero makes the sun and moon and fastens them to the top of the "World Tree" (cf. A652), but they give no light at first. A714.2
Episodes
- Faust: A Tragedy · First Part, Scene 7 (A Street)
- Faust: A Tragedy · First Part, Scene 11 (Street)
- Gods and Fighting Men: The Story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland · Ch. 67 CHAPTER V. THE HOUSE OF THE QUICKEN TREES
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 47 47.— THE JUNIPER-TREE.*
- Legends of Maui and Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes · 22 PELE'S TREE
- Old Celtic Romances: Translated from the Gaelic · Tale 6 THE FAIRY PALACE OF THE QUICKEN TREES.[LXXVII.]
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 52 LII. THE STRETCHING TREE 9
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) · Chapter IX IX. The Worship of Trees
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) · Chapter X X. Relics of Tree Worship in Modern Europe
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) · Chapter XXVIII XXVIII. The Killing of the Tree-Spirit
- Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None · Chapter 8 VIII. THE TREE ON THE HILL.
Tale types
- ATU 1029 The Woman as Cuckoo in the Tree
- ATU 1050 Felling Trees
- ATU 1051 Bending a Tree
- ATU 1052 Carrying a Tree (previously Deceptive Contest in Carrying a Tree)
- ATU 1085 Making a Hole in a Tree
- ATU 1154 The Man Who Falls From the Tree and the Demons
- ATU 1168B The Tree Demon Pays the Man to Save the Tree
- ATU 121 Wolves Climb on Top of One Another (previously Wolves Climb on Top of One Another to Tree)
- ATU 1240 Cutting off the Branch (previously Man Sitting on Branch of Tree Cuts it off)
- ATU 1241 The Tree Is to Be Pulled Down