The Sacred Tree Or the Tree in Religion And Myth
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V. 66. ^ Ibid. Vii. 4, 4 ; viii. 23, 4.
2 Pausanias, ix. 22, 2. ■• Servius ad Virgil. Aeiieid, iii. 91.
IV THE TREE IN ITS RE LA TION TO HUMAN LIEE 77 in the numerous legends of metamorphosis and trans- migration. The well - known story of Apollo and Daphne seems to supply an instance of the way in which the metamorphosis story arose to explain a more primitive connection, the meaning of which had been lost. It is an established fact that the laurel was held sacred in Greece as connected with e...arth - oracles before the worship of Apollo was introduced. A sacred laurel grew by the prophetic cleft at Delphi in the days when the earth-goddess, Gaia, still presided over the oracle, and according to tradition the god- dess' daughter, Daphne, a mountain nymph, was priestess under her/ The story which explains the transference of the oracular power from Gaia to Apollo tells how Daphne, fleeing before the god, entreats her mother. Earth, to save her ; the ground opens to receive her, and in her place a laurel appears.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
V. 66. ^ Ibid. Vii. 4, 4 ; viii. 23, 4.
2 Pausanias, ix. 22, 2. ■• Servius ad Virgil. Aeiieid, iii. 91.
IV THE TREE IN ITS RE LA TION TO HUMAN LIEE 77 in the numerous legends of metamorphosis and trans- migration. The well - known story of Apollo and Daphne seems to supply an instance of the way in which the metamorphosis story arose to explain a more primitive connection, the meaning of which had been lost. It is an established fact that the laurel was held sacred in Greece as connected with e...arth - oracles before the worship of Apollo was introduced. A sacred laurel grew by the prophetic cleft at Delphi in the days when the earth-goddess, Gaia, still presided over the oracle, and according to tradition the god- dess' daughter, Daphne, a mountain nymph, was priestess under her/ The story which explains the transference of the oracular power from Gaia to Apollo tells how Daphne, fleeing before the god, entreats her mother. Earth, to save her ; the ground opens to receive her, and in her place a laurel appears.
What to read after The Sacred Tree Or the Tree in Religion And Myth?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by J H Philpot to read onlineMoreLess
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