The Legend of Perseus (Volume 3); A Study of Tradition in Story, Custom and Belief

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1896. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... * Stories thus marked do not belong to the Perseus cycle, though containing the incident of the Slaughter of the Dragon. INDEX Abbot, Archbishop, i. 105. Abyssinian customs and supersti- tions, ii. 275, 290, 323, 421. tales, iii. 44, 56. Achan, ii. 96. Acrisius, i. 1, 5. Adoption, ii. 417-422. Adoptive Brotherhood, ii. 252, 258, 363, 417, 418. See also Blood Covenant, Sponsor- ship. /Elian, i. 6, 9; iii. 151, 153. .lEschylus, iii. 164 n. Afghan customs and superstitions, ii. 327, 349, 376. African customs and superst1t1ons, i. 157, 172, 173, 178, 219, 220, 224; ii. 17, 32, 35, 39 -., 73, 88, 93, 99, 101, 130, 133, 137, 138, 198, 199, 205, 206, 209, 21O, 220, 238, 246, 2S2, 255, 256, 259, 263, 264, 265, 267, 268, 269, 270, 283 n., 285, 290, 307, 311, 313, 315, 317, 318, 328, 330, 345, 362, 377, 383, 387, 396, 421, 429, 432, 434, 435, 437; 111. 69, 73, 85. tales, i. 63, 192; ii. 7, 383; iii. 1, 56, 85. See also Abyssinian, Basuto, Coptic, Egyptian, Gold Coast, Hottentot, Kabyle, Kaffir, Slave Coast, Swahili, Yoruba, Zulu. Ainu customs and superstitions, ' 30S. 436- Akbar, i. 208. Albanian customs and superstitions, ii. 129, 288, 328, 346, 380. tales, i. 14; iii. 29, 159. Alilat, ii. 253. American Whites, Tales of, i. 82; iii. 11,18. Amulets to cause conception, i. 159, 172, 173, 176, 178. Andaman Islands, Customs and superstitions of, i . 224; ii. 315, 316. 317. 377- Andromeda, i. 2, 158. Rescue of, incident in mdrchen, iii. 1. in sagas, iii. 36. its relation to human sacri- I fices, iii. 66, 186. Anglo - Saxon superstitions. See I English. Animals, Helpful. See Beasts. Animals, Lower, assist woman to . conceive, i. 84, 97, 106, 108, 114. Annamite customs and superstitions, ii. 94, 350. ---- tales, i. 75, 76, 89, ra*, 129, 1 206; ii. 339. Annunciat...