The Plant in the Mythology

Abstract

In this article we discuss the importance of plants for the people of the Baltic region. We accomplish this by analysing plant name appearance in religious and mythological texts, tales of various genres, proverbs and sayings, beliefs and lots. Human soul’s journey to a plant. A soul living in a tree symbolically depicts a newborn. Tree conveys the symbolic meaning of soul worship of trees, related to the cult of ancestors. The symbol of the soul, as a transforming in the tree, conveys the worship of trees, related to the ancestral with cults, for example, a girl transforms your self into the tree since should into hide oneself from the loveless boy or souls after death transforms into the tree. A girl unwilling to marry a widower turns herself into a stone, lime or rue and the widower is unable to take her. A soul living in a tree is only a temporary embodiment before moving to a new existence. A soul of a dying tree (cut down or rotten) becomes the soul of a newborn. Fir and lime symbolise a girl, boughs of a fir – girl’s youth. In songs about marriage and polyphonic songs a pine represents manly strength and manliness. For example, apple – fertility factors in the complicate of the children. Apple picking symbolizes the love seeking and receiving. Apple eating – fertility follow – the life birth. Apple after world the future life of human soul. Myths use plants as symbols of life and of the healing power of nature. Some plants yield poisons and some die in winter, plants can also represent death and decay. The study about plants in mythology may give insight into historical and recent use of plants in the religion. the use of plants in the domains of food, medicine and religion. We examine the common features of plants and deities, the sameness or similarity of plant names, variety in their application, plant use for fabula construction. Similarities between mythological and natural objects allows us to describe the world outlook and emotional attitude of the Balts