Comparative mythology corpus

Ancestors Or Dead Persons Embodied In Trees

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Comparative 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 high The passage says some trees are believed to contain souls of the dead, including transformed fathers or forefathers; an Annamite story has a bleeding tree embodying an empress and three daughters, and the passage notes a comparison with Polydorus in Virgil. record