INDEX.

Abbeys, ruined, [290].
Abracadabra, [255].
Abury, [8].
Adonis, [160].
Æsir gods, the, [67], [169], [207].
Æsculapius (Asklêpios), [51], [135], [154].
Agni, [14], [16].
Ahi, the Dragon, [14], [41], [44], [47], [51].
Alchemy, [50].
Alisaunder, Kyng, romance, [47].
Allectricium, a precious stone, [135].
Allegorical theory of Greek Myths, [211], [298].
Allhalloween, [29].
Amara, lake, [23].
America, its ancient connection with Asia, [286].
Apollo, [241], [249], [298].
Apple howling, [66].
Arthur, King, [50], [161], et seq., [211], et seq., [241], [248], [272].
Aryan races, [2], [112], [162], [283], [289].
Ash trees, [68], [117], [150], [253], et seq.
Ashton black lad, [187], et seq.
Asuras, [23], [44].
Asvattha, [68], [257].
Asvins, [25].
Athenê, [245], [298].
Athenian ghost, [140].
Aubépine, see [thorns].
Avalun, island of, [165].

Baal, Bel, [6], [10], [28], [31], [38], et seq., [57], [67], [83].
Baalbec, [8].
Baker's daughter, the, [235].
Baldr, [10], [67], [149], [159].
Ball-playing, Easter, [72].
Bargaist, [127].
Bean-geese, [182].
Bean-stalk, [68].
Beans, [68], [79], [225].
Bears, [231].
Beauty and the Beast, [224].
Belatucadrus, [11], [16].
Belisama, [6], [12], [15], [18].
Beltain fires, [31], [34], [83].
Beltane-day, [38].
Beowulf, [45], et seq., [213], [249].
Besoms, [96], [101], [116].
Bhrigus, [14].
Bible, divination by, [262].
Birds, lightning, [224], [235], [238], [242], et seq.
Birds, sacred and ominous, [67], [101], [132], [136], [157], [237], [242], et seq.
Black dog, see [hound].
Black lad, Ashton, [187], et seq.
Blossoming staffs, [91].
Bluebeard, [195].
Boadicea's hare, [114].
Boars, [69], [111], [159], [163], [183], [255].
Boggart Ho' Clough, [128], [147], [151].
Boggarts, [124], et seq., [138], [184].
Bones, huge fossil, [110].
Bonfires, [30], [33], [40].
Book of Sports, [88].
Bottomless pools, [189], et seq, [213].
Boulders, erratic, [162], [221].
Boundary perambulation, [186].
Braggat Sunday, [78].
Brahmin temples at Java, etc., [290].
Bramham rocks, Yorkshire, [34], [223].
Brewing storms, [14], [17], [107], [114], [132], [156], et seq.
Brigantes, [5], [12].
Briony, [256].
Bronze age, [10], [44].
Broom, see [besoms].
Brownies, [126].
Brutus and his Trojans, [5], [23], [197].
Buddhism, [4].
Bugbear, [128].
Bull or Bovine worship, [84], [112].
Buns, see [cross-buns] and [cakes].
Bush (Inn sign), [117].

Cabalistic art, [119].
Cakes, [75], [77].
Calendar, the, [56].
Candles, Christmas and Easter, [55], [60], [71].
Carling Sunday, [78].
Carols, Christmas, [56].
Carr gulds, [186].
Castles, ruined, [290].
Cat, the white, [224].
Cats, [96], [114], [164], [224], [232], [233].
Cauldrons, [96], [107].
Cavalcade of the dead, [176].
Caverned heroes, [164], et seq.
Chark, [24], [35], [91], [208], [257], [285].
Charon, [15], [179].
Chasse Maccabei, [157].
Cheetham's, George, boggart, [128].
Cheshire May games, [90].
Chivalry, origin of, [221].
Chives, [272].
Christmas observances and superstitions, [53], et seq., [134], [144], [290].
Church-builders, goblin, [127].
Churches, sunken, [290].
Cinderella, [210].
Cloud-land, [68], [72].
Cloud-maidens, [18], [47], [97].
Cloud-water, [17], [110].
Coach, black, legend, [171], [192].
Coccium, [15].
Cocidius, [14].
Cockatrice, [136].
Cocks and hens, see [fowls, barn door].
Colt-hole at Preston, [186].
Comets, [49].
Coral, [255].
Corpse candles, [266].
Country Justice in 1618, [105].
Cow-path, see [milky-way].
Cows, dun, etc., [110], [112], [182].
Cows, heavenly, [47], [182].
Crickets, [274].
Crocodiles, [235].
Cromwell's castle battering, [290].
Cross-buns and crosses, [73], [75], [262].
Crows, [248].
Cuckoo, [235], [237], [245], et seq.
Cudgel, magic, [161].
Cuerdale hoard, [252].
Cushites, [6], [10], [203], [286], [289].
Cyclopean cities, etc., [203].
Cyclops, [203], [209].
Cymri, [13].

Darvell Gatheron, [37].
Davenport Brothers, [129].
Dawn, the, [47], [95], [111].
Dead, food for the, [61].
Deæ Matres, [107].
Dee, river, [21].
Demon pigs, [163].
Deva, [21], [44], [298].
Devil, [21], [97], [100], [130], [137], [144], [163], [178], [181], [190], [194], [206], [278], [289].
Dew, [94].
Diamonds, male and female, [94].
Divination, [30], [64], [91], [134], [155], see [wish-rod], [218], [252], et seq., [269], et seq.
Dogs, [130], [171], et seq., [240], [244].
Dorsocision, [288].
Dosmery pool, [189].
Dowzing rod, [263].
Dragon slayers, [43].
Dragons, [40], et seq., [80].
Druids, [6], [11], [29], [34], [67], [98], [221], [224], [246].
Dwarfs, [130], [139], [211], [222].

Eagles, [235], [238].
Easter superstitions and ceremonies, [70], et seq.
Eden, river, [18].
Egg, the, a sun-type, [71], [161].
Eggs, Easter, [71], [73], [114].
Elephants, fossil, [204].
Elves, [19], [25], [184].
Eôs, see [dawn].
Equinox, vernal, [83].
Erratic boulders, [162], [221].
Evil, see [king's evil].

Fairies, [92], [107], [124], et seq., [143].
Falcons, [257].
Familiar spirit, transfer of, [123].
Fates, the, [97].
Feathers, cock and pigeon, [138].
Fern-seed, [143], et seq., [258].
Fetiches, [240], [259].
Fire, need, [24], [36], [71].
Fire-worship, [9], [16], [28], [38], et seq., [267], [285].
Floralia, flowers, and well-dressing, [74], [83], [87], [93], [122], [275].
Fortune telling, [119].
Fossil bones, gigantic, [204].
Fowls, barn-door, [132], et seq., [253], [285].
Freyja, [19], [67], [113], [115], [149], [177].
Friday, Good, [75], [101].
Frost giants, [19], [26], [169], [231].
Furious host, [153], et seq.

Gabriel Ratchets, [153], [181].
Gaels, [5], [13].
Gallows, [160], [256].
Garland, the, [44], [87].
Geoffrey of Monmouth, [5], [22].
Gertrude's bird, [236].
Ghosts, [92], [130], [134], [140], [151], [171], [179].
Giants, [17], [111], [162], [186], [197], et seq., [290].
Gipsies, [118].
Gjallar bridge, and horn, [166], [182].
Glastonbury thorn, [91].
Gnostics, [43], [116].
Goblin church builders, [163].
Gogmagog, [199], [208].
Goodfellow, Robin, variations of, [124], [138].
Gorillas, [198], [239], [259].
Greenteeth, Jenny, [279].
Grendel, [46], [213].
Gunpowder Plot, [32].
Guy of Warwick, [110].

Hakelberg, [156], [162], [164].
Halloween, [30], [38].
Halter, magic, [233].
Hares, [96], [113], [228], [243].
Hart, white, [154], [177].
Harvest blaster, [41], [48].
Havelock the Dane, lay of, [77].
Hecate, [109], [115].
Hel or Hela, [177], et seq., [240].
Helmwind, the, [166].
Heorot (Hartlepool), [45], [191].
Heriot, [182], [194].
Heroes, caverned, [164], et seq.
Hobgoblin, [128].
Hopkins, witchfinder, [105].
Horseshoes, [38], [255].
Hound, Odin's, and the headless, [171], et seq., [192].
Howling dog, see [hound].
Huli, Indian festival, [58], [85].
Humber, river, [24].
Huntsman, Spectre, [153], et seq., [290].

Idunn, the goddess of youth, [19].
Indra, [8], [16], [22], [41], [45], [153], et seq., [222], [298].
Invisibility, [80], [143], et seq.
Iron forgers, mythic, [281].
Ituna Estuarium, [18].

Jack and the Bean-stalk, [68], [71].
Jack, the Giant-killer, [210], et seq.
Jackdaws, [248].
Jew, Wandering, [157], et seq., [237].
Jewish temple at Ribchester, [292].

Kelpies, water, [278], [280].
King's evil, touching for, [81].
Kings, divine right of, [8], [81].
Kjökkenmöddings, [243].
Kuyava, the harvest spoiler, [41].

Lady-bird, [250].
Lake dwellings, [114], [276].
Lakes, sacred and medicinal, [276], et seq.
Lambton worm, [44].
Lent-Mid, Sunday, [76].
Lifting of women at Easter, [74].
Lituus, or Augur's staff, [261].
Lizards, huge fossil, [52].
Luck of Eden Hall, [19].
Lykanthropy, [240].

Magpies, [248], [250].
Maidens, imprisoned, [47].
Mandrakes, [144], [255].
Mare's nest, [114].
Marriage, [36], [67], [75], [91], [146].
Maruts, [19], [153], [176], [184], [188], [240].
May-day superstitions and ceremonies, [74], [83], et seq., [97], [113].
Mead, [17], [260].
Medicines, [50], [68], [80], [94], [102], [112], [136], [271], et seq.
Merlin, [48].
Mermaids, [231].
Mersey, river, [25].
Metempsychosis, [224], et seq.
Midsummer fires, [38].
Milesians, [13].
Milk, red cow's, [111].
Milky-way, [182], [238].
Mimosa catechu, [257].
Miocene flora, migration of, [288].
Mistletoe, [67], [149], [255].
Mithras, [9], [16], [43].
Moa, remains of, [52].
Monkey tribes, [197].
Monsters, see [dragons] and [giants].
Moon and Sun, African notions of, [32].
Morris dancing, [88].
Mother goddesses, [107].
Mothering Sunday, [76].
Mysteries, moralities, or miracle plays, [72], [91].
Myths, growth of, [26], [98], [114], [159], [165], [176], [183], [209], [298], et seq.

Nativity, time of the, [55].
Need-fire, see [fire].
New Year, [56], et seq.
New Year's day superstitions, [62].
New Year's gifts, [58].
Nickers, "Old Nick," [46], [73], [194], [208], [278].
Nightmare, [184], [233].
November fires, [32].

Oak, the, [67], [75].
Obolus, [179], [181].
Odin, [8], [14], [16], [19], [46], [75], [155], et seq., [279].
Ogres, [206], [222].
Oguisi (African spirit), [35], [169], [239].
Orion, [154].
Oromasdes, [9], [16].
Orpheus, [184].
Osmunda regalis, [149].
Owls, [193], [235], [243].

Pace-egging, [73].
Palm Sunday, [78].
Pani, [47], [220].
Pantomimes, [54].
Peas, [68], [78].
Pennygent, mountain, [18].
Personifications, mythical, [16], et seq., [183], [209], [298].
Phallic worship and emblems, [20], [36], [75], [83], [88], [92], [216], [262], [286].
Phœnicians, [6], [203].
Picumnus, [249].
Pilumnus, [249].
Pitris, or fathers, [139], [240].
Plague stones, [213].
Plants, lightning, [67], [69], [80], [144], et seq., [252], et seq.
Plovers, [237].
Poison, ordeal by, [122].
Polyphêmos, [210].
Predictions, or Prophecy, [49], [50], [65], [119], [245], [248].
Prometheus (Pramathas) [35], [249].
Puck, [124], et seq., [225].
Pyanots, [248].
Pythagoras, [79], [225].

Quetzalcoatle, Mexican god, [285].

Rain, [17], [23], [26].
Râkshasas (demons), [206].
Ramayana, [197].
Rats, [250].
Ravens, [165], [168], [247], et seq.
"Raw head and bloody bones," [131].
Red thread, berries, etc., [110], [112], [138].
Ribble, the, [6], [15], [18].
Ribhus, [25], [66], [184], [188].
Riding Hood, Little Red, [224], [241].
Rings, fairy, [141].
River worship, [18], [275], et seq.
Robin, [237], [242].
Roby's traditions, [128].
Rods, divining, etc., [91], [155], [252], et seq.
Round table, see [table, round].
Rowan, see [ash trees].
Rudra, [153], [247].
Rush-bearing, [71], [87].

Sailors' superstitions, [115], [116], [250].
St. John's eve, [39], [144].
St. John's-wort superstitions, [143], et seq.
Salt, [181].
Samson, a Mohammedan, [292].
Sangreal, [20], [217], [219].
Sanscrit, [3], [5], [293].
Seals, [231].
Seasons, wet and dry, [68], [282].
Secret passages, [290].
Semitic races, [2], [11], [112], [289].
Serpents, [24], [41], [45], [51], [286].
Sesha, serpent, [23], [44].
Setantii, [5], [14], [23].
Setantiorum, Portus, [10], [23].
Seven Whistlers, see [whistlers].
Shere Thursday, [80].
Sieves, [96], [108].
Simnels, [76], et seq.
Skriker, [173], [175].
Solar myths, [43], [98], [208], [211].
Soma, [16], [18], [23], [31], [42], [44], [68], [108], [117], [257].
Soul bringers, [243], [249].
Souls, damned, wandering or unquiet, [158], [170], [179], [231].
Speaking god at Manitobah, [294].
Spectre huntsman, see [huntsman].
Spectre-hound, see [hound].
Spiritualism and Spirit-rapping, [96], [129], [131].
Springwort, see [St. John's-wort].
Stone weapons, [10], [43], [162].
Stonehenge, [6].
Stork, [237], [242].
Storm brewing, [14], [17], [107], [132], [156], et seq.
Style, old and new, [58], [65].
Sun-dancing, [70], [83].
Sun-worship, [8], [28], [32], et seq., [57], [70], see [Fire-worship].
Swallows, [243], [247].
Swan maidens, [19], [230].
Swords and spears, mythical, [161].

Table, round, [214], et seq., [262].
Taliesin, Romance of, [227].
Tarquin's castle at Manchester, [168], [213].
Teanla fires, [31], [34].
Templars, Knights, [116].
Thor, [16], [26], [57], [64], [75], [80], [92], [107], [150], [160], [242], [262].
Thorns, sacred, [69], [72], [86], [91], [258].
Three, magic number, [255], [273].
Thunder, Anglo-Saxon notions of, [42], [49].
Thunderstorms [49], [67], [156], et seq.
Tom Thumb, [222].
Torchlight processions, [34], [39].
Transmigration, [113], [222], [224], et seq., [289].
Trash, dog-fiend, [173].
Treasures, hidden or buried, [41], [46], [195], [252], [262].
Trees, sacred or lightning, [67], [252], [259].
Tregeagle, [187], et seq., [210].
Trident, [255], [257], [262].
Trimürtti or Triad, [16], [273].
Trolls, see [giants].
Tyrant lord or magistrate, [187], et seq., [222], [290].

Underground passages, [291].
Urien, the Arthur of the North of England, [217].
Ushas, see [dawn].

Vampires, [232].
Varuna, [14], [22], [26].
Vedas and Vedic literature, [3], [16], [295].
Vishnu, [41], [222].
Vritra, [14], [22], [41], [47], [161].

Wandering Jew, [157], et seq.
Wash, the, [26].
Wassail bowl, [60].
Wells and water, superstitions respecting, [80], [87], [267], et seq.
Were-wolves, [224], et seq., [289].
Whales' bones, [110], [111].
Wheel, sun type, [36], [40], [57].
Whinney moor, a soul path, [180].
Whistlers, seven, [157], [181], [237], [248].
White doe, [154], [237].
Whitsun ales, [88].
Wild huntsman, [19], [69], [153], [187], et seq.
Will-o'-whisp, [175].
Wish-rod, [91], [155], [252], et seq.
Wishtness, [155], [192].
Witchcraft, [38], [45], [73], [91], [96], et seq., [126], [133], [184], [232], et seq., [255], [261], [274].
Woodpecker, [235], [236], [242], [248], et seq.
Wren, [237], [246].

Yggdrasil, or cloud tree, [68].
Yule tide and yule logs, [55], et seq., [85].

Zwergs, [80], [139].

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