Motif
Tree as mother or life-giver
tree_as_mother_or_life_giver
A motif of the Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 1607-1683 confidence: medium
Trees are said to have souls; the Wanika treat destruction of a cocoa-nut tree as matricide, and Siamese monks avoid breaking branches because destroying things dispossesses souls.
The Wanika example equates destruction of a cocoa-nut tree with matricide because the tree gives life and nourishment like a mother.
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