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List of tree deities

Yakshi under a stylized ashoka tree . Railing figure at Bharhut Stupa, 2nd century BC, India. A tree deity or tree spirit is a nature deity related to a tree . Such deities are ...

Yakshi under a stylized ashoka tree. Railing figure at Bharhut Stupa, 2nd century BC, India.

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]

Examples of tree deities

The Yakshis or Yakshinis (Sanskrit: याक्षिणि), mythical maiden deities of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain mythology are closely associated with trees, especially the ashoka tree and the sal tree. Although these tree deities are usually benevolent, there are also yakshinis with malevolent characteristics in Indian folklore.[1]

Panaiveriyamman, named after panai, the Tamil name for the Palmyra palm, is an ancient fertility deity linked to this palm that is so important in Tamil culture. This deity is also known as Taalavaasini, a name that further relates her to all types of palm trees. Some other Tamil tree deities are related to ancient agricultural deities, such as Puliyidaivalaiyamman, the deity of the tamarind tree, and Kadambariyamman, associated with the kadamba tree. These were seen as manifestations of a goddess who offers her blessings by giving fruits in abundance.[3]

In Thailand the village ghosts or fairies related to trees such as Nang Takian and Nang Tani are known generically as Nang Mai (นางไม้).[4] There are also other tree ghosts that are male.

Las deidades arbóreas eran comunes en la tradición antigua del norte de Europa . Sin embargo, en tiempos de Carlomagno , tras la Capitulatio de partibus Saxoniae en 782, se prohibieron las ofrendas a árboles sagrados o cualquier otra forma de culto a los espíritus de los árboles y los pozos . [ 5 ] Incluso en 1227, el Sínodo de Tréveris decretó que el culto a los árboles y las fuentes estaba prohibido. [ 6 ]

Lista de deidades de los árboles

Entre las deidades arbóreas de diferentes culturas del mundo se incluyen:

Véase también

Referencias

  1. 1 2 Heinrich Zimmer, Mitos y símbolos en el arte y la civilización de la India. (1946)
  2. " Árboles en la mitología - Enciclopedia de mitos - Griego, dios, historia, nombres, antiguo, animal, nórdico, japonés, mundo, romano, creación" . www.mythencyclopedia.com
  3. "Árboles" . www.khandro.net .
  4. "Espíritus" . www.thaiworldview.com .
  5. «Capitulatio de Partibus Saxoniae» . Jassa . Consultado el 3 de enero de 2022 .
  6. Leander Petzoldt : Kleines Lexikon der Dämonen und Elementargeister , 3. Auflage München 2003; Páginas 31 y 32; Lema "Baumgeist"
  7. Wolfram Eberhard, Las culturas locales del sur y el este de China , pág. 64
  8. ^ Olivier Dabène y Sophie Blanchy, Les dieux au service du peuple: Itinéraires religieux, médiations, syncrétisme à Madagascar , Karthala Editions, 2006
  9. ^ "tane mahuta - Diccionario maorí" . maoridictionary.co.nz .
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