And I bet Joyce really did do the trees in order...
Davenport draws up a list of correspondences:
"The first letter of the Irish alphabet is Beth, the Birch tree, the branches of which expel evil spirits and are also used for beating the bounds of territories, for purification; and it is a tree propitious to inceptions, such as starting out on a quest. For Hamlet-Telemachus-Ariel-Stephen, who must set his house is order and go in quest of a good daimon, it is a most appropriate symbol.
"The second is Luis, the rowan,, which compels demons to answer difficult questions. This second chapter is made up entirely of questions and answers.
"The third is Nion,</> the ash, which is sacred to Manannan McLir ... and is a charm against drowning..."
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Date: 2006-07-11 06:03 pm (UTC)Davenport draws up a list of correspondences:
"The first letter of the Irish alphabet is Beth, the Birch tree, the branches of which expel evil spirits and are also used for beating the bounds of territories, for purification; and it is a tree propitious to inceptions, such as starting out on a quest. For Hamlet-Telemachus-Ariel-Stephen, who must set his house is order and go in quest of a good daimon, it is a most appropriate symbol.
"The second is Luis, the rowan,, which compels demons to answer difficult questions. This second chapter is made up entirely of questions and answers.
"The third is Nion,</> the ash, which is sacred to Manannan McLir ... and is a charm against drowning..."
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