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  2. Trees in mythology - Wikipedia

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    Important sacred trees are also the object of pilgrimage, one of the most noteworthy being the branch of the Bo tree at Sri Lanka brought thither before the Christian era. The tree spirits will hold sway over the surrounding forest or district, and the animals in the locality are often sacred and must not be harmed. [1]

  3. List of tree deities - Wikipedia

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    A tree deity or tree spirit is a nature deity related to a tree. Such deities are present in many cultures. They are usually represented as a young woman, often connected to ancient fertility and tree worship lore. [1] The status of tree deities varies from that of a local fairy, ghost, sprite or nymph, to that of a goddess. [2]

  4. Celtic sacred trees - Wikipedia

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    Many types of trees found in the Celtic nations are considered to be sacred, whether as symbols, or due to medicinal properties, or because they are seen as the abode of particular nature spirits. Historically and in folklore, the respect given to trees varies in different parts of the Celtic world.

  5. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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    Tarnhelm, a magic helmet giving the wearer the ability to change form or become invisible. Used by Alberich in Der Ring des Nibelungen. (Continental Germanic mythology) Goswhit, the helmet of King Arthur, passed down to him from Uther Pendragon. (Arthurian legend) Sun Wukong's magical headband, a magical headband which, once put on, can never ...

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  7. List of nature deities - Wikipedia

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    Dryads, tree and forest nymphs; Epimeliades, nymphs of highland pastures and protectors of sheep flocks; Gaia, primal mother goddess and goddess of the earth and its personification; Hamadryades, oak tree dryads; Hegemone, goddess of plants, specifically making them bloom and bear fruit as they were supposed to; Helios, Titan-god of the sun

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  9. Sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology

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    Völsung's hall is built around the tree, it bears "fair blossoms", and stretches through the roof of the structure. The tree is flanked on both sides by large hearths. Völsunga saga: Glasir: In front of the doors of Valhalla (unattributed verse, Prose Edda) A particularly beautiful tree with red-gold foliage Poetic Edda, Prose Edda ...