Motif
consecrated tree or grove associated with deities
consecrated_tree_or_grove_associated_with_deities
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family, within the sub-family Sacred Trees, Groves, and Tree Cult Places. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD. / FOOTNOTES; lines 10045-10211 confidence: high
Servius note: “omnis quercus Jovi est consecrata, et omnis lucus Dianae.”
The passage states that every oak is consecrated to Jove and every grove to Diana.
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