INDEX 



ACHiLLEUS, son of Pelcus 

 and Thetis, xii ; "Achilleus" 

 once meant eagle, 216; in- 

 structed by Cheiron, 220; he- 

 roic descendant of an eagle 

 god, 220 ; his name same in 

 root as Kaleva and aquila, 

 220 ; son of male pigeon, his 

 mother thrusts him in flames, 

 220; ends as an eagle by be- 

 ing burned, 221 ; pre-Homeric 

 forms : a son of Galatus with 

 white hair; a son of Zeus 

 and Lamia, 222 ; another who 

 taught Cheiron ; a pristine 

 Achilleus, son of the Earth, 

 223 ; parallel to him in Lieu of 



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Welsh legends, 226 ; called 

 " fiery " and " shrill," violent 

 eagle traits, 227 ; fight with 

 Scamander has parallel in 

 Kalevipoeg, 227. 



Adam of Bremen, on worship 

 of birds by heathen Lithua- 

 nians, ix ; on worship of Tara- 

 pilla, 172. 



Adrian's gift of jewelled pea- 

 cock to the temple of Hera, 

 136. 



iEaea, Island of Kirke, 163. 



.-Eetes of Colchis, father of 

 Kirke, she-hawk, 164; his 

 name is Eagle, 164 ; fire-breath- 

 ing oxen, 199, 215, 221. 



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