Motif
Exceptional mythic tree imagery
exceptional_mythic_tree_imagery
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGE 67 / PAGES 68, 69 / PAGE 69 / PAGE 71; lines 7569-7680 confidence: high
The Plain of Speech and the Tree of Triumphs are said to be apparently part of Irish mythology and to appear again in Laeg's second description of Fairyland.
The passage repeatedly notes named, silver-branched, fruitful, purple or glass, and numerous trees in Fairyland.
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