Sparta, 33
Spencer, Herbert, 125, 199
Spiritualism, 36
Socrates, 46
Solar myth (_see_ 'Sun')
Sophocles, 61
Sorcerers, 130
Star myths, 121-142
Stone Age, implements of, 12
-- fetich, 224
-- knives of, 226
-- weapons, 125
Strabo, 108-113
Sun adored by Incas and Aurelii, 104
-- as a beast, 133
-- frog, 64-86
-- god (Ra as), 113
-- Medea and Jason explained as sun myth, 87-102
-- myth in New Zealand, 133
-- America, 133
-- myth of, 131-133
-- myths of frog explained as sun myth, 77
-- Ra and Rudra as, 113-116
-- worshipped in Peru and Rome, 104
_Svastika_, 288, 289
Swallowing myths, Indian, Basuto, Jewish, Zulu, Eskimo, 55
-- of Australians, 54
-- of Bushmen, 53
-- of Kaffirs, 54
Swan, Zeus as a, 126
Tabooed meats in Israel, 115
Taboo, 85
-- on food of dead, 171
-- on iron, 64
Taboos, 73, 75
-- on food, 113, 119
Tale, far-travelled, 87-102
'Tales of West Highlands,' 93
Tales, Popular (_see_ 'Maerchen')
Taylor, Mr. Isaac, 62, 81
Temples, Egyptian, 112
-- Greek, 111
-- Peruvian, 105
Thamyris, 97
Theal, 38
Theocritus, 29
-- on Adonis' feast, 105
Thunder-bird, 117
Tiele, 3, 62
Toots, Mr., quoted, 65
Tortures inflicted on boys, 33
_Totam_, spelling of _Totem_ in 1792, 105
_Totem_, or _Ote_, or _Otem_, 105
-- in Egypt, 118
-- in Greece (?), 109, 110
-- in Israel, 115
-- in Peru, 105
Totemism, 227, 278, 279
-- explained, 106, 107, 245-275
-- in Egypt, 107
-- in Greece, 107
-- in relation to the family, 245-275
-- of Semitic people, 115
Totem not to be eaten, 113
Troad, mice myths connected with, 103-120
Tsui Goam, 149, 197-211
Tumatuenga, 45 _et seq._
Tuoni, Hades of Finns, 171
Turndun (_see_ 'Bull-roarer')
Turner, his 'Samoa,' 119
Turtle, Totems of Iroquois, 110
Tutenganahau, 45
Tylor, 38, 50, 127
-- on star myths, 142
Uranus, 48, 61
Urvasi, 65, 66, 67, 77
-- etymology of, disputed, 68-71, 72
Vannus Iacchi, 36, 37
Veda, gods of, 212-242
-- Rig, 65, 66
Vedas, 213, 216, 217, 234, 241
Vishnu Purana, 67
Volkslieder, 157, 159
Waeinaemoeinen (_see_ 'Kalevala')
Waeinaemoeinen, 100
Wallace, Alfred, 43, 44
Water tabooed to frog and beaver brides, 77-80
Welsh, 74
-- fairy, 82
'West Highlands, Tales of,' 93
Wind, charms to raise, 35
-- god of New Zealand, 45
-- myth, 55
Wives not to be seen, 72, 73
-- not to use husband's name, 74
Wolf and Kid, story of, 54
-- Totem of Iroquois, 110
Women, customs of, 71-75
Yorubas, 73
Zend Avesta, 117
Zeus, 6, 47
-- and the ram, 6
-- as a beast, 134
-- as medicine man, 200
-- loves one of Pleiades, 126
-- shares accomplishments of savage medicine men, 83
-- swallowing myth of, 53
Zoolatry, 226
Zulu, myth of, 84
Zulus, 117
Zuni, 37
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Transcriber's Note
Illustration captions in {curly brackets} have been added by the
transcriber for the convenience of the reader.
Archaic spelling is preserved as printed, as is variable spelling and
inconsistent hyphenation and accent usage in quoted material. Minor
punctuation errors and inconsistent hyphenation and accent usage in
the remainder of the text have been repaired.
Page 36 has a reference to 'physical researchers' in relation to
spiritualism. This may be an error for 'psychical researchers', but
as it is impossible to be certain, it is preserved as printed.
The following typographic errors have been repaired:
Page 38--slas amended to slats--"It was nearly hidden by
symbolic slats ..."
Page 54, footnote 43--Smith amended to Smyth--"Brough
Smyth, i. 432-433."
Page 57--sun amended to son--"Zeus was called by the Greeks
the son of Time ..."
Page 58--Uranos amended to Uranus--"... were adequately
expressed by the story of Uranus maimed by Kronos, ..."
Page 96--Appollonius amended to Apollonius--"This is the view
of the Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius ..."
Page 130--zeus amended to Zeus--"... a kind of Zeus, or
rather a sort of Prometheus ..."
Page 284--he amended to we--"Later, we will return to the
cave-paintings ..."
Page 305--entry for Bernier, originally following the entry
for Ballads, moved to its correct place in the index.
Page 306--Chepparas amended to Cheparas--"Cheparas, 34"
Page 309--196 amended to 197--"Myths, of Hottentots, 197-211"
Page 310--~rhombos~ amended to ~Rhombos~--"~Rhombos~, 39"