Index 



originally a male god of love, 

 97 ; along with Lemmetar, 

 goddess of love, 114; sent 

 to hell by Louhi, he is cut 

 to pieces, 115; fails to get 

 invited to marriage feast, 

 attacks Pohjola and kills son 

 of Louhi, 217. 



Lesbos, a centre for bird heroes 

 and birds associated with 

 gods, 139. 



Leucadian Rock, bird worship 

 and human sacrifices attach- 

 ing to it, 140. 



Leukippos, 207. 



Leukophrys, island near Troad, 



195- 

 Liban, daughter of Mananan 



mac Lir, 202. 



Libya, a dove-woman flies 

 thither from Egypt, 10. 



Ligyes, Ligurians beyond the 

 Eridanus, 193 ; their king 

 Kuknos, swan, 194, 195. 



Linda, born of an egg, she is 

 mother of Kalevipoeg and 

 wife of Kalev, the eagle, 

 73; Linda means bird, 73; 

 Linda same as Leda mother 

 of Pollux, 203 ; prefers Kalev 

 the eagle, 205 ; her father the 

 moon, uncle the sun, brothers 

 the birch-trees, 206 ; is a swan, 

 206, 215. 



Linnupete, " bird deceiver," pre- 

 caution of Esthonians to 

 guard against magic of birds, 

 117. 

 Lithuanians sacrificed slaves to 1 

 birds, ix. 



Lochlan, in Irish legends, Scot- 

 land or Norway, but really 

 the realm below the sea, 203. 



Longobards used slabs carved 

 with doves for gravestones, 21. 



Louhi of Pohjola sends Lem- 

 minkainen to Tuoni for swan 

 of hell, 199, 215, 216, 217. 



Lucian, 19, 20. 



Lugal-turda, bird god on the 

 Euphrates, probably a cuckoo 

 god, 105. 



Luig, Finn and Esth term for 

 swan, 190; origin of name of 

 Ligyes, Ligurians, 193. 



Lynceus, 207. 



Mahabharata, the, xii. 

 Mana, king of under-world, 161, 



217- 

 Mananan mac Lir, in Irish 

 legend fairy king of sea, 202 ; 

 his daughters or wives Fand 

 and Liban, 202. 

 Mars (Mavors), his bird was the 

 woodpecker, 27 ; his sons 

 Romulus and Remus saved by 

 woodpecker, 27 ; bird was 

 known by his name, 41 ; Pallas 

 Athene conquers him, 176. 

 i Mashonaland, bird effigies in 

 ' ruins of Zimbabwe, 30. 

 Matiena, Sabine bird gods at, 30. 

 Meave, Irish form of Mab, fairy 

 I queen of Ulster, deserts her 

 I husband Conchobar, 107. 

 Mecklenburg, idols with birds 

 on heads found in, 20; Radi- 

 gast, god of heathens, 188 ; 

 bull's head in arms of, 186. 



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