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Platanus occidentalis, also known as American sycamore, American planetree, western plane, [3] occidental plane, buttonwood, and water beech, [4] is a species of Platanus native to the eastern and central United States, the mountains of northeastern Mexico, extreme southern Ontario, [5] [6] and extreme southern Quebec. [7]
In modern Egyptian folklore, the sycamore retains an association with mysticism and magic. In the story "It Serves Me Right!", it is used to represent the Tree of Lifespans. The fruit from this tree dries up at the end of a life, but is fresh when one still has more life to live.
In Native American mythology (particularly in the Cherokee tribe) the Ani Hyuntikwalaski ("Thunder Beings") are beings that cause lightning fire in a hollow sycamore tree. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Ani Hyuntikwalaski is also the name of the Western Marker of The Lost Island Stonecircle .
Some interpretations have also been made about the name Sinuhe. Sinuhe is derived from the Egyptian phrase sA-nht or “Son of the Sycamore Tree”. In Egyptian myth the Sycamore or, Tree of Life, is associated with Hathor, a fertility goddess. [14] Hathor being a goddess of fertility, there is possible interpretations for Sinuhe representing ...
Sycamore is a name which has been applied to several types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. The name derives from the Ancient Greek σῡκόμορος ( sykómoros ) meaning ' fig-mulberry ' .
The sycamore tree on Hadrian’s Wall is as close as our culture got to a sacred tree - venerated, visited, endlessly represented - anachronistic in age weaving Robin Hood and St Oswald and the ...
The Sycamore Gap tree, located in a natural dip in the landscape alongside Hadrian’s Wall in Northern England, is believed to have been chopped down in what authorities are calling an “act of ...
A woman who has mapped out Yorkshire's spookiest areas said she wanted to give people a chance to explore the county through folklore and ghost stories. Sheffield-based artist Sian Ellis described ...