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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''[[Tree]]s''' have played an important role in many of the world's [[mythology|mythologies]] and [[religion]]s. They have come in a variety of different forms and seem to have many different meanings. The most ancient cross-cultural symbolic representation of the [[universe]]'s construction is the '''[[world tree]]'''. Other examples are [[Yggdrasil]] and the modern tradition of the [[Christmas Tree]] in [[Germany|German]]ic mythology, the [[Tree of Knowledge]] of [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]], and the [[Bodhi tree]] in [[Buddhism]]. In some religions, such as [[Hinduism]], trees are said to be the homes of [[tree spirit]]s.<br />
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Various forms of '''[[tree of life|trees of life]]''' also appear in folklore, culture and fiction, often relating to [[immortality]] or [[fertility]]. These often hold cultural and religious significance to the peoples for whom they appear. For them, it may also strongly be connected with motif of the world tree.<br />
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The tree, with its branches reaching up into the sky, and roots deep into the earth, can be seen to dwell in three worlds - a link between heaven, the earth, and the underworld, uniting above and below. It is also both a feminine symbol, bearing sustenance; and a masculine, [[phallic]] symbol - another union.<br />
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==Fictional trees==<br />
A number of fictional "tree-beings" were also inspired by folklore and mythology, or taken directly from them. Some examples are:<br />
*[[Two Trees of Valinor|Telperion & Laurelin]] ([[Tolkien]]'s Middle-earth)<br />
*[[Ent]]s and [[Huorn]]s ([[The Lord of the Rings]])<br />
*[[Treant]] ([[Dungeons & Dragons]])<br />
*Unnamed Talking Trees ([[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]])<br />
*The Great Deku Tree ([[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda Series]])<br />
*Justin Tree ([[Piers Anthony]]'s [[Xanth]])<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Tree of life]]<br />
* [[Tree of Life (Judeo-Christian)]]<br />
* [[Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil]]<br />
* [[World tree]]<br />
* [[New Year Tree]]<br />
* [[Christmas Tree]]<br />
* [[Mesoamerican world tree]]<br />
* [[Axis mundi]]<br />
* [[Tree of Life (Kabbalah)]]<br />
* [[Sephirot (Kabbalah)]]<br />
* [[Sidrat al-Muntaha]]<br />
* [[Five Trees]]<br />
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