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There are a number of mythologies that draw upon the concept of wood possessing power beyond anything a single human could gain on his or her own. This section will deal with each of these mythologies separately. The order of these mythologies is not significant. A chronological arrangement is impossible feat because much of these mythologies date back farther than their written history. Peoples of each civilization had their own form of oral tradition, causing the stories to alter overtime. But, they did not just change the stories; they carried them across the lands, giving their ideas to other cultures across the world. This section will show the concept of a tree, or a derivative, imbued with power and the different civilizations that hold onto a remarkable similarity. In Greek mythology Hermes, son of Zeus and Maia and brother of Apollo, is the god of commerce, "patron of travelers, shepherds, traders, and robbers." He is also the messenger of the gods, "conveyer of souls to the underworld" (discussed later in Celtic mythology and Ogham), and father of several other children, one of whom is Pan, "god of woods, fields, wildlife, and flocks." Pan loved music and dance, entertaining the gods of Olympus upon his entrance into the city. Pan and Hermes, father and son, both intertwine with different stories of Greek mythology. Several sources say that Pan with his love for music invented panpipes. Other sources say that Hermes invented the panpipes and gave them to Pan. The Stories in Greek mythology surrounding panpipes makes these details of great importance in the history of the magic of trees. According to one legend Hermes exchanged the panpipes for Apollo's rod to heard cattle, becoming the legendary caduceus of Hermes. Another legend suggests something completely different. It involves the blind prophet seen in Homer's The Odyssey, Tirecase. Tirecase's story varies dramatically depending upon the source. However, all the sources agree upon one thing, Tirecase is the unintentional creator of the caduceus, which later ended up in the hands of Hermes. According to all the legends of Tirecase he was walking through the woods and fell upon two snakes mating, or fighting, and took his walking stick and killed them. Immediately Tirecase transfigured into a woman as punishment by the gods. During this process Tirecase's walking staff assumed the power of transfiguration and it is unclear how exactly but it did end up in the hands of Hermes. This second story explains why in many portraits of Hermes his staff has two snakes intertwining around its body, a symbol that bleeds into modern times as the symbol on the uniform of American paramedics. The caduceus dates back before the Greeks. The Mesopotamians crafted a vase, the Gudea vase, which depicts a very similar item as a caduceus. Many experts believe that the caduceus derives from the culture of the Mesopotamians, if not further. This symbol carried over into Roman mythology with the Hermes equivalent, Mercury. Mercury, like Hermes, is a messenger of the gods and also "conveyer of souls to the underworld" . He too protects travelers on their journeys and protects the roads in which they travel. It is interesting to note that the Romans, known for their elaborate road structure take their version of Hermes and issue him as protector of roads as well. Mercury holds, in his depictions, a purse and a caduceus. His caduceus, like Hermes', holds "two entwined snakes." Mercury's cloths however will bring tie in a third deity, Celtic. Mercury's appearance often resembles that of the Gauls, or Celts. Another resemblance to the Celtic peoples is the fact that experts believe that Mercury's real name is actually Lugh. Lugh, "god of sorcery, poetry, history, and carpenters", protects the "magic spear." This connects very reasonably with the caduceus, both wooden objects of considerable power. Lugh also carried with him a shield, which was made of wood since all Celtic shields were made of wood during the time of Lugh's supposed time on earth. These objects both imbued their holder with unlimited power on the battlefield. The magic spear would attack an enemy with "a mind of its own." The magic shield would "magically protect" the user from getting wounded. Ogam, Celtic god of knowledge, also bares similarities to Hermes and Mercury. Ogam too, carries souls to the underworld. Mercury and Hermes both hated their jobs of delivering souls to the underworld because Hades, or Hell (Also known in Norse mythology as Hel), was said to have been a horrible place for souls. In Celtic mythology the other world presents happier times as souls wait to be reborn. This concept is important because it proves that ideas where shared amongst cultures. The Greeks in fact obtained the idea of "transmigration" from the Celts. It is important to understand that at one point the Celtic empire stretched nearly to Greece. The major connection with Ogma and the idea wood being imbued power lies in the fact that he, according to myths, created the language of Ogham (Discussed later in the section Ogham). North of the Celts lies a culture that exploits the idea of trees holding power to an extreme, the Norse. According to the Eddas, the primary source of all Norse mythology, humans derive from trees, men from ash and women from elm. The Nordic peoples also believe that there an all powerful ash tree, named Yggdrasil, presided over the earth after creation. Its branches were said to stretch all across the "nine world" and its three roots split into different directions: "one descended to Jutunheim, the land of the giants where mimir's well stood; the second ended in foggy Hvergelmir, where the dragon Nidhogg gnawed the root from below whenever it tired of chewing corpses; the last root was emboded near Asgard, the stronghold of the gods." Trees similar to Yggdrasil compel a remarkable parallel in other cultures. According to Germanic mythology apples from a tree belonging to the goddess Idun possessed magical properties that "prevented the gods from growing old." The fear of powerful trees such as Yggdrasil and Idun's apple tree show themselves very threatening in the Christianization of Northern Europe. In the eighth century St. Boniface, the patron saint of Germany, so threatened by the concept of a tree possessing magical qualities chops down an oak tree in a single blow. This action later resulted in his death. The idea of trees baring magical qualities present themselves in the Holy Bible as well, which in its pure and simplest form, from a non-theological point-of-view, presents the same characteristics as other mythologies. Therefore the Bible, in this paper, becomes a source mythology instead of holy fact, not to discredit its validity. Genesis chapter seven, verse ten, states "and Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent." This clearly resembles two things previously discussed, both involving Hermes' caduceus. First it ties in the connection of a staff and snake. Secondly, the staff possesses the abilities of transfiguration, but not to the user in this case, but to the staff itself. It is highly possible that the idea of Hermes and his caduceus could have derived from Moses and Aaron in Genesis, although this is pure speculation. Another remarkable coincidence takes place in the Garden of Eden. Eve picks from an apple tree that causes the first sin of man. This shows an odd comparison to the apple tree in Germanic mythology that provided youth for the gods. This Biblical mythology will conclude the section of wood's power in mythology. The information provided has presented a firm basis in the knowledge surrounding this topic. It is important to note that in all of these mythologies there is one common theme: the idea that these staves, shields, spears, and caduceus all present their beholder with remarkable power. It is reasonable to assume that this power would great the beholder authority and with authority comes even greater power. Bibliography Arnold, Mathew. On the Studty of Celtic Literature and on Translating Homer. New York City, New York: The MacMillian Company, 1904. Austin, C. The Wisdom of Trees in the Celtic Landscape. http://merganser.math.gvsu.edu/myth/trees.html. Budge, Earnest Alfred Wallis. Book of the Dead. New York City, New York: Rnadom House, Inc., 1999. Caesar, Julius. The Gallic War. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1917. Cotterell, Arthur, and Rachel Storm. The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology. London: Anness Publishing, 2007. Coulter, Charles Russell, and Patricia Turner. Dictionary of Ancient Deities. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc., 2000. Dillon, Myles. Early Irish Literature. London: W.J. Gage & Co., 1948. Ginzburg, Carlo. The Night Battles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992. Greene, David. An Anthology of Irish Literature. New York City, New York: Random House, Inc., 1954. Greene, David H. Anthology of Irish Literature. New York City, New York: Random House, Inc., 1954. Gurney, Robert. Bardic Heritage. London: Chatto & Windus, 1969. Hoagland, Kathleen, ed. 1000 Years of Irish Poetry: The Gaelic and Anglo-Irish Poets from Pagan Times to the Present. 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