Assertion: mistletoe | /r/HasProperty | sacred plant
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: in european folklore
type: LOCATION
value: from early times
type: TEMPORAL
value: to them
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to the druids
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The plant in old folklore is called Allheal, used in folk medicine to cure many ills, and indeed the Druids considered the mistletoe to be a sacred plant and believed it had miraculous properties which could cure illnesses, serve as an antidote against poisons, ensure fertility and protect against the ill effects of witchcraft.
text: Mistletoe was so sacred to the Druids that if two enemies were to meet under it, they had to lay down their weapons and observe a truce until the following day.
text: Mistletoe was considered sacred to them and carried great powers.
text: The story goes that Mistletoe was the sacred plant of Frigga, goddess of love and the mother of Balder, the god of the summer sun.
text: From early times, mistletoe has been considered magical, mysterious and a very sacred plant in European folklore.
text: Druid priests thought mistletoe to be a sacred plant because it didn’t grow from roots in the ground.