iv INDEX TO MYTHOLOGY 
Mosaic religion, the, 161. 
Muses, the, 129, 130. 
Muyelagin, the giant, 9, 10. 
Myda, a Slavono-Vendie deity, 71. 
Mysteries, the, or secret doctrines of the Egyp- 
tians, 43-45. 
Mythology, general observations on, 2; of the 
Hindoos, 3-16 ; of the Chinese, 19-22 ; of the 
Japanese, 22-25; of the Javanese, 25; of 
the Persians, 25-30 ; of the Egyptians, 30-48 ; 
of the Babylonians, Syrians, and Pheenicians, 
48-51; of the Scandinavians, 52-67; of the 
Germans, 67, 68; of the Slavono-Vendie na- 
tions, 69-73; of the Gauls, 74-79; of the 
Mexicans, 79-84; of the Greeks, 84-147; of 
the Romans, 147-160. 
Naiades, the, 125. 
Nat, the, a race of celestial beings, 15. 
Nebris, the, or sacred fawn-skin of Bacchus, 118. 
Nehalennia, a Belgian goddess, 74. 
Nemean lion, the, 136. 
Nemesis, a goddess of justice, 122, 123. 
Nemisa, a Slavono-Vendie deity, 71. 
Neptune, the Poseidon of the Greeks, 94; wor- 
ship of, at Rome, 151 ; sacrifices to, ib. 
Nereids, the, 123, 124. 
Nereus, a sea-god, 123. 
Night, the goddess of, 130. 
Nile key, the, or Egyptian cable, 40. 
Nilus, the river god, 158. 
Niobe, the story of, 92, 111. 
Nirthus, a goddess of the German mythology, 
67, 68. 
Njord, or Njérdr, a Scandinavian deity, 59. 
Norns, the, of the Scandinavians, 61. 
Northern mythology, the, 51 et seq. 
Notos, or the south wind, 123. 
Nux, the goddess of night, 130. 
Nymphs, the, 125, 127. 
Oceanides, the, 90. 
Oceanos, the first born of the Titans, 90. 
Odin, the chief of the Scandinavian divinities, 52 ; 
the hall of, 54, 55 ; various representations of, 
55, 56; worshipped in Germany under the 
name of Wodan, 67. 
Odysseus, the story of, 140-143. 
CEdipus, the story of, 139, 140. 
Olympos, notions of the Greeks with regard to, 
‘CERIeES , 
Om, or Aum, a symbolical figure, 4. 
Opis, or Ops, a Latin deity, 148. 
Oracles, the, of Greece, 147. 
Orion, 111. 
Ormuzd, 26 ; myth relating to, 27, 28. 
Osiris, the myth of, 31-33 ; representations of, 
35, 36. 
Palemon, myth relating to, 124. 
Pallas, one of the giants, 143. 
Pallas Athene. See Athene. 
Pallor, an attendant of Mars, 152. 
Pan, the god of shepherds, 125, 126; myths 
relative to, 126. 
Panathenea, the, 146. 
Pandora and her casket, 132. 
Panic, origin of the term, 126. 
Panisks, the, or descendants of Pan, 126. 

AND RELIGIOUS RITES. 
Parseeism, account of its traditions, forms of wor- 
ship, &c., 25-80 ; different classes of priests, 29. 
Parvati, the wife of Siva, 9, 10. 
Pavor, an attendant of Mars, 152. 
Pax, the goddess of peace, 156. 
Pegasus, the winged horse, 134. 
Penelope, the wife of Ulysses, 142. 
Penitents, fraternities of, among the Hindoos, 
1a bs 
Persephone, the rape of, 96, 97; attributes and 
representations of, 114, 115. 
Perseus, the story of, 133, 134. 
Persians, the ancient, account of the religion of, 
25-30 ; different classes of priests, 29. 
Pheebus Apollo. See Apollo. 
Pheenicians, the, cosmogony of, 50; their idols, 
00; Dik: 
Pheenix, the, 39, 40. 
Pietas, the goddess of piety, 157. 
Pluto, attributes and representations of, 114, 156. 
Podaga, a Slavono-Vendie deity, 70. 
Pollux, one of the Dioscuri, 135, 158. 
Polyhymnia, one of the Muses, 129, 130. 
Polyphemos, the giant, 140. 
Polytheism, 2. 
Pomona, the goddess of orchards, 159. 
Pontifices, the, a class of Roman priests, 160. 
Poseidon, attributes, representations, &c., of, 94, 
95 ; his contest with Athene, 96. 
Potamides, the, or river goddesses, 125. 
Priapos, a rural god, 127. 
Priests and priestesses, Persian, three classes of, 
29 ; the Egyptian, their power and privileges, 
41, 42; Scandinavian, 66; ancient German, 
68 ; of the Slavono-Vendic nations, 73; of the 
Gauls, 76, 77; of the Mexicans, 83; of the 
Greeks, 147; of the Romans, 160. 
Prometheus, the story of, 132. 
Proserpine, the rape of, 96, 97; attributes and 
representations of, 114, 115, 156. 
Prove, a Slavono-Vendic deity, 70. 
Psyche, the story of, 116, 117; representations 
of, by the Romans, 156. 
Pudicitia, or Pudor, the goddess of modesty, 157. 
Puranas, the, 3. 
Purha, the goddess, 16. 
Pya, a Slavgno-Vendie deity, 71. 
Pygmies, the, 143. 
Pyrolatry, or the worship of fire, 2. 
Python, the serpent, 93, 107. 
Quindecimviri, the, office of, 160. 
Radegast, a Slavono-Vendie deity, 70. 
Ramayana, the, 3. 
Ravana, the giant, king of Ceylon, 7. 
Razi, a class of gods in the Slavono-Vendie 
mythology, 70. 
Rhea, the wife of Uranos, 87, 89. 
Rhea Sylvia, 151. 
Religion, universal nature of the sentiment of, 1 ; 
different systems of, 2. 
Romans, the, primitive religion of, 147; sources 
whence the Roman mythology was borrowed, 
147, 148; the myth of Saturnus, 149; gods 
of the first order, 149-156 ; gods of the second 
order, 156-159 ; their modes of worship, priests, 
and sacred books, 159, 160. 
Paradise, the, of Vishnu, 8; the paradise or | Sabeism, or star worship, 2. 
tanghri of Lamaism, 17, 18. 
Parce, the, or Fates, 123. 
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Sacrifices, human, among the Slavono-Vendic 
nations, 73; among the Gauls, 77; among 
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