Editing World tree (section)

=====Lithuanian culture=====
The world tree ({{langx|lt|Aušros medis}}) is widespread in Lithuanian folk painting, and is frequently found carved into household furniture such as cupboards, towel holders, and laundry beaters.<ref>Straižys and Klimka, chapter 2.</ref><ref>[http://www.lithuanian.net/mitai/cosmos/baltai2.htm Cosmology of the Ancient Balts – 3. The concept of the World-Tree] (from the 'lithuanian.net' website. Accessed 2008-12-26.)</ref><ref>Klimka, Libertas. "[https://www.lituanistika.lt/content/86027 Baltiškasis Pasaulio modelis ir kalendorius]" [Baltic Model of the World and Calendar]. In: ''LIETUVA iki MINDAUGO''. 2003. p. 341. {{ISBN|9986-571-89-8}}.</ref> According to Lithuanian scholars Prane Dunduliene and [[Norbertas Vėlius]], the World Tree is "a powerful tree with widespread branches and strong roots, reaching deep into the earth". The recurrent imagery is also present in Lithuanian myth: on the treetops, the luminaries and eagles, and further down, amidst its roots, the dwelling place of snakes and reptiles.<ref name="Straižys, Vytautas 1997"/> The World Tree of Lithuanian tradition was sometimes identified as an oak or a [[maple tree]].<ref name="Běťáková, Marta Eva 2012. p. 178"/>