(See Philemon.)
The oak-tree was consecrated to the god of thunder because oaks are said to be more likely to be struck by lightning than other trees.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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