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The legend of the Tree of Life
In one of his wanderings around the world, the young god Wotan came upon the Tree of Life. The tree was the world’s balance and sheltered in its roots the Fountain of Wisdom. Impressed by the tree and its powers, Wotan asked its guardian, Mimir, permission to drink from the spring water, paying as a price one of his own eyes.
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The legend of the Tree of Life
In one of his wanderings around the world, the young god Wotan came upon the Tree of Life. The tree was the world’s balance and sheltered in its roots the Fountain of Wisdom. Impressed by the tree and its powers, Wotan asked its guardian, Mimir, permission to drink from the spring water, paying as a price one of his own eyes.
Not content to drink from the spring, the young god cut a piece of the tree trunk to create a spear, which he used to carve the rules of the world in order to dominate it. However, wounded, the tree gave rise to a fire that spread and consumed all life on earth. Already lifeless, the world was then flooded with water, extinguishing men, giants, dwarves and even gods. When the waters descended nature finally resurfaced, but this time, without the presence of humans.
Parque das Aves uses its mixed enclosure of guaras, flamingos and other birds to illustrate this history of Norse mythology. Although ancient, to this day the legend of the Tree of Life calls our attention for the threat that humanity imposes on our planet, and recalls: nature does not need us, we need it.