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A2615.3. Canoe transformed into coconut tree. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 232.
A2615.4. Seaweed becomes vegetation. Eskimo (Labrador): Hawkes GSCan XIV 152.
A2616. One plant transformed into another. India: Thompson-Balys; Eskimo (Labrador): Hawks GSCan XIV 152.
A2617. Plants from transformed person (animal).
A2617.1. Living boys or girls transformed into plants. India: Thompson-Balys.
A2617.2. Living animals transformed into plants. India: Thompson-Balys.
A2620. Plants originate from experience of holy person.
V200. Sacred persons.
A2621. Plants from tread of holy person. Dh II 7. — Japanese: Anesaki 240.
A2621.1. Flowers from under the feet of Virgin Mary. (Cf. A2650.) — *Dh II 258; BP I 100 n. 1.
A2621.2. Plants from tread of goddess. Greek myth: Grote I 5 (Aphrodite).
A2622. Peter lets key of heaven fall: origin of "Heaven Key" (primrose). Peter hears that duplicate key to heaven has been made. In his excitement he lets his key drop to earth. It is returned by an angel. Where it dropped are the "Heaven Keys". (Cf. A2653.) — *Dh II 190.
A2623. St. Peter's grass. Created by the saint as medicine for snakebite. Lithuanian: Balys Legends No. 301.
A2532.1. Why snakes are venomous.
A2624. Origin of plant from staff of holy person.
A2624.1. Origin of thorn tree from staff of Joseph of Arimathea. England: Baughman.
A2625. Plants from clothing of deity. (Cf. A2615.) — Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 282; Tahiti: Henry 338.
A2630. Other types of plant origins.
A2631. Origin of plant as punishment. (Cf. A2230.)
A2631.1. Punishment for first murder: thistles, etc. Until murder was committed, only useful plants grew on earth; since then, thistles. (Cf. A2688.1.) — Dh I 248.
Q211. Murder punished.
A2631.1.1. Punishment for Fall of Man: thistles, etc. Jewish: Neuman.
A2632. Origin of plant as reward.
A2632.1. Willow shelters Holy Family: becomes weeping willow. (Cf. A2681.1.) — Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 91 No. 132c.
A2632.2. Origin of tree for crucifixion of Christ. Planted by Adam's son on the grave of primeval father. Lithuanian: Balys Legends No. 66.
A2634. Plants created by direct divine agency. India: Thompson-Balys; S. Am. Indian (Viracocha): Steward-Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 550, (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 41.
