INDEX. 211 



theory, 80; explanations of same figure, 80-81; former plentifulness 

 around Dead Sea, 5 ; geographical distribution, 8 ; lotus combined 

 with, 102 ; Mahomedan superstitions regarding, 135 ; of Mecca, de- 

 scribed by Burton, 134; Persian delineation of sacred date tree; sacred 

 date tree assimilates with realistic, 112; sap, use of, 54; sexes of, 73; 

 spirits from fruit of, 47 ; usefulness of, 7 and 9. 

 DEODAR, etymology of, 89 ; geographical distribution, 90 ; Hindoo name 

 for (note), 89 ; influence of, on Oriental mind, 89 ; as sacred tree, 91. 



'Eau-de-vie' related to 'arbre-de-vie,' 53. 



EMBLEMS — the bident, 162 ; cross, an Assyrian emblem, 193 ; fingers 

 uplifted of Buddha and the Pope, meaning of, 193; ' fleur-de-lys,' a 

 horn-emblem, 142 ; horns, as emblems of the Deity, xiii ; decorative 

 use of, 54; horseshoe as an emblem of luck, 157; Jupiter's thunder- 

 bolt, a myth, 171 ; 'key of life,' possible origin of, 192; lyre of Apollo, 

 173 ; Mahomedan emblems derived from Assyrian, 195 ; Mercury's cadu- 

 ceus, evolution of, 170; open hand, 196; sceptre, possible origin of, 198; 

 standard of ancient Greeks, 174; of Supreme Being, 54; 'tree of life,' 

 possible meaning, xix ; trident, 163 ; trident and thunderbolt as weapons, 

 171; ' trisulah ' of Hindoos, 172; umbrella, emblem of Royalty, 199. 



EVIL EYE, 131; 'fleur-de-lys' as protection against, 143; horns tied on 

 sacred tree, meaning of, 132 ; horse-shoe as protection against, 157 ; 

 prevalent dread of, in modern Egypt, 156; in Kurdistan, 138; in 

 Naples and Sicily, 138; protection of person against, 139; protection 

 of trees and buildings against, 135-138. 



FIG TREE, figures of, 14 ; geographical distribution, 14. 



FIR TREE, figure of, 28 ; as sacred tree, 57. 



Fire, delineation of, on monuments, 137. 



FLEUR-DE-LYS, antiquity of, 143; antiquity of, in Armenia, 147; curious 



