Why Does Every Culture Have Myths About Trees?

Fate & Fabled • Season 2 • Episode 5

About this episode

Cultures around the world have venerated trees for thousands of years, often seeing them as gifts from or manifestations of Gods. With their impressive size, longevity, and ability to support life, it’s hard not to see trees as divine. But unlike the gods they sometimes represent, trees rely on us almost as much as we rely on them.