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World tree

The world tree, also known as the cosmic tree is a motif present in several religions and mythologies, particularly Indo-European, Siberian, and Native American religions. The world tree is represented as a colossal tree which supports the heavens, thereby connecting the heavens, the terrestrial world, and, through its roots, the underworld. It may also…

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In folk and fairy tales

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World tree

Nodes261
Edges260
Triples364
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007663
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related to Further reading · 73
World tree → Ancient Judaism, Auch, Balalaeva, Batyanova, Bauks, Berlin, Bern, Bulgakova, Burykin, Butterworth, Commenters, Comments, Data, Der Baum, Derev'ia, Discussions, Dybo, Earth, Eden, Edition Amalia
related to Indigenous American cultures · 40
World tree → Americas, Among, Among Indigenous Mesoamerican, Andrés, Avendaño, Aztec, Book, Borgia, Chilam Balam, Chumayel, Cross Complex, Depictions, Directional, Dresden, European, Fejérváry-Mayer, For, Hispanic, However, Indigenous American
related to Other fairy tales · 27
World tree → AaTh, According, ATU, Bird, Fairy Ilona, Garden, Golden Apples, Greek, Hesperides, Horse, Hungarian, János Berze Nágy, Likewise, Lost Wife, Marcu Beza, Ossetian Nart, Prince, Princess, Quest, Romanian
related to ATU 301: The Three Stolen Princesses · 22
World tree → Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index, AaTh, ATU, Fehérlófia, He, His Companions, In, Jean, Nordic, Noćilo, Ours, Pavle Sofric, Ponoćilo, Quest, Serbian, The, The Strong Man, The Three Stolen Princesses, Three Underground Kingdoms, Vanished Princess
related to Norse mythology · 22
World tree → Creatures, Duneyrr, Duraþrór, Dvalinn, Dáinn, Hræsvelgr, Hvergelmir, In, In Norse, Læraðr, Mímameiðr, Mímisbrunnr, Níðhöggr, Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Ratatoskr, Scholarly, Snorri Sturluson, The, Uppsala
related to North Asian and Siberian cultures · 16
World tree → Aado Lintrop, According, As, Asia, Diószegi's, Hungarian, In, Mihály Hoppál, Mother Earth, North Asian, Samoyed, Samoyeds, Siberia, Siberian, The, Vilmos Diószegi
related to Diffusion · 15
World tree → Asian Shamanic, Chinese, Eagle, Eurasian, Finnish, Haitian, Hungarian, Indian, Japanese, Lithuanian, More, Norse, Scholarship, Serpent Tree, Siberian
related to Hinduism and Indian religions · 15
World tree → Ashvattha, Earth, Heavens, India, Indian, Indologist David Dean Shulman, Kalpavriksha, Like, Likewise, Nāga, Patala, Remnants, South Indian, The, The Ashvattha
related to Iranian mythology · 15
World tree → Ahriman, Bas, Gaokerena, Haoma, Haōma, In, Pahlavi Bundahishn, Persian, Saēna, Senmurv, Simurgh, Sēnmurw, This, Vourukasa, White Hōm
related to Roman mythology · 15
World tree → Apollo, Comitium, Eirene, Horae, In Roman, Jupiter, Pax, Remus, Roman Sky, Rome, Romulus, Sacred, The, The Greek, The Sacred

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World treeis aseparate World Mountain0.90text
World treeis acommon motif in Persian mythology0.90text
World treeis aFusang or Fumu tree0.90text
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