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Sacrificial Rites.
The exact terminology of well-known, from translations of the Greek legends of the Saints, [24];
legends of human, among Russians, Polapic Slavs, Serbians, etc., [25]
St. Elias (Elijah).
Serbian peasants believe that the god Peroon still lives in the person of, [15];
kolyivo not prepared for, [41];
mention of, in Serbian ballad “The Saints Divide the Treasures,” [195];
comforts Beata Maria, [196]
St. George’s Day. Serbian equivalent, Dyourdyev Dan.
Strange sorceries practised on, [33], [53]
St. John.
The princess appeals to Prince Marko in name of, [75], [76];
the veela Raviyoyla appeals to Marko by memory of, [104];
mention of, in Serbian ballad “The Saints Divide the Treasures,” [195];
brotherhood, koomhood, and the Holy Cross chosen by, [196]
St. Nicholas.
Power of controlling ocean, etc., attributed by the Serbians to, [51];
mention of, in Serbian ballad “The Saints Divide the Treasures,” [195]
St. Panthelias.
Mention of, in Serbian ballad “The Saints Divide the Treasures,” [195];
great heats chosen by, [196]
St. Peter.
Mention of, in Serbian ballad “The Saints Divide the Treasures,” [195];
wine, wheat, and the Keys of the Heavenly Empire chosen by, [196]
“Saints Divide the Treasures, The.”
Serbian ballad, [195]–197;
“The Sand and,” a Serbian popular anecdote, [362]
Salonica.
The Slav apostles of, Cyrillos and Methodius two of, [29]
Samodrezja.
White church of, on field of Kossovo, [65];
Marko chased by Voukashin round church of, [70], [71]
Sand “St. Peter and the.”
A Serbian popular anecdote, [362]
Sava.
Youngest son of Grand Djoupan Stephan Nemanya, [4];
becomes first Servian archbishop, [4]
Scutari. Modern alternative for Skadar. See Skadar.
Sir John Bowring and the token on the walls of, confirming the story of Goïko’s wife being immured, [205]
Sea.
The Saints divide the treasures of, [195]–197
Serb-s.
The coming of the, [1];
Prince Ourosh seeks to promote an alliance between the French and, [119]
Serbia.
Use of the solecism Servia in English language, [1];
one of the kingdoms in the Balkan territories, [1];
ruled by dynasty founded by Grand Djoupan Stephan Nemanya, [3], [4];
Stevan assumes title of King of, [4];
Bulgaria a province of, [5];
Doushan the Powerful Tsar of, [5];
Knez Lazar elected ruler of, [6];
fresh subjugation of, in year 1813, [9];
Treaty of Berlin acknowledges independence of, [10], [11];
Princess Roksanda’s excellence unmatched throughout, [152];
the love of a sister for her brother is proverbial in, [170]
Serbian-s.
Galicia occupied by, prior to their incursion into the Balkan Peninsula, [1];
described by Ptolemy as living on banks of Don, [1];
Heraclius cedes provinces to the, [1];
an easy prey to the Byzantines, the Bulgars, and the Francs, [2];
attempt to form a State on banks of River Morava in ninth century, [2];
nation hindered by internecine strife from becoming a powerful political unit, [3];
church, Sava obtains autonomy of, [4];
archbishop, Sava becomes the first, [4];
lands occupied by the Turks, [6];
struggle between Turks and, [7];
final defeat of, [8];
emigration of, to Hungary, [8];
superstitious beliefs of, and national customs, [13]–53;
mixed with the indigenous population of the Balkan Peninsula, [13];
the Boshnyaks considered the most typical, [13];
bards, the Veele glorified by, [16];
national customs of the, [31]–53;
national epic poetry, [54]–58;
“Banovitch Strahinya” one of the finest ballads composed by anonymous bards during Middle Ages, [119];
the departure of, from Ledyen, bearing Princess Roksanda, [166];
“People, Why Poor,” a Serbian popular anecdote, [362]
“Servian Popular Poetry.”
Sir John Bowring’s, quotations of three poems from, [198]–212
Shar.
The mountain where Milosh-the-Shepherd tarried with his flocks, [153]
Sharatz (Piebald).
Prince Marko’s wonderful courser, [17], [57];
story how Marko became possessed of the wonderful steed, [61]–65;
alternatives, Sharin or Sharo, [62];
Marko rides to Kossovo, [68], [69];
prepared for fight against a Moor, [76];
Marko rides, to Istamboul, [76], [77];
Bedevia and, [79], [80], 81;
Marko rides, in his conflict with the Moor to abolish his wedding tax, [82]–86;
how Marko escaped Bogdan the Bully on, [87];
Marko attacks General Voutcha on, [91]–94;
Marko flees from Moorish princes on, [102];
the veela Raviyoyla overtaken by, [103], [104];
Marko pursues the Turkish Grand Vizir on, [106];
Marko rides forth on, to meet Moussa, [112];
Marko returns triumphantly to the Sultan at Istamboul on, [114];
Marko slays and buries, [116], [117]
Shishman, King.
Marko and daughter of, [95]–97
Siméon. A Bulgarian Tsar;
Rashka invaded by, [2]
Sirmia.
I. One of the kingdoms in the Balkan territories, [1]; Dragoutin king of, [5].
II. A plain containing village of Koopinovo, in which Zmay-Despot Vook lived, [130].
Sitnitza.
Strahinya beholds supposed tent of Vlah-Ali from the banks of, [122];
Banovitch crosses the river, [124];
Ban Strahinya’s death by the streamlet, [174]
Skadar or Skadra. Modern alternative, Scutari;
birthplace of Prince Marko, [59];
the capital of Northern Albania, where Strashimir Balshitch-Nemanyitch reigned (1360–1370), [119];
the capital of Zeta (the Montenegro of modern times), [120];
name derived from the Italian appellation Scodra, otherwise Scutari, [198];
belonged to Serbians from time immemorial, [198];
Serbian ballad “The Building of,” [198]–205;
on river Boyana, [186]
Skoupshtina, The (National Assembly).
Milosh restored by, [10];
elects King Peter I, [11]
Slav-s.
Language, teachings of Christ translated into, by Cyrillos and Methodius, [2];
apostles, Cyrillos and Methodius two of, [29];
explanation of conquest of Ottoman generals over the Balkan, [175]
Slava. Alternative, Krsno Ime.
The Serbian tutelary Saint-day, [40]–46
Slavonic Races.
Paganism and religion of, [14]–53;
influence of Græco-Oriental myths and legends, Illyrian and Roman propaganda, Christian legends and apocryphal writings, on the, [14];
remains of idols of the Sun god ‘Daybog’ among the, [16]
Southern Slavs.
At first the Christian faith spread only superficially, [28];
life of, interwoven with superstition, [30]–53;
national customs of, [31]–53;
allusion to frescoes illustrating duel between Marko and Moussa on tavern walls in villages of, [108]
Spirits, Good and Evil.
Serbian belief in, [18], [22]
Sredoi. A kinsman of George Irene;
Iconia promised to, for Irene, [211]
Stalatch.
A ruined fortress on the banks of the river Morava, [210];
Theodore of, [210]
Stamboul.
Mediæval history of Serbia contains many instances of malcontents going to, and becoming tools of Ottoman generals, [174], [175];
return in triumph of the vizier of Tyoopria to, [178]
“Steel, True.”
The Serbian folk-tale of “Bash Tchelik” or, [247]–267
Stefan Strematz.
The celebrated Serbian novelist, and Slava customs, [46]
“Stepmother and her Step-Daughter, The.”
A Serbian folk-tale, [235]–240
“Stepsisters, The.”
A Serbian ballad from Sir John Bowring’s Servian Popular Poetry, [206]–210
Stevan.
Second son of Grand Djoupan Stephan Nemanya, [3], [4];
on abdication of his father he assumes title of King of Servia, [4];
Radoslav son of, [4]
Stevan Detchanski. Miloutin’s son;
by victory at Velbouzd brings whole of Bulgaria under his sway, [5];
dethroned by Doushan, [5]
Stevan Tomashevitch.
King of Bosnia, [8]
Stoyan and Stoyana.
Twins whom it was attempted to immure in the foundation of Skadar, [198]–205
Strahinya, Banovitch.
Serbian bards improvise ballads to tell story of Nicholas I Petrovitch just as their ancestors recorded exploits of, [120];
Vlah-Ali attacks castle and captures wife of, [120]–128;
slays Vlah-Ali and returns to Kroushevatz, [128]
Strashimir Balshitch-Nemanyitch.
Some Serbian historians believe identical with Banovitch Strahinya, [119];
a descendant of the old Provençal family of des Baux, [119];
reigned conjointly with two brothers in Skadar, the capital of Northern Albania (1360–1370), [119]
Strength.
The secret of Bash Tchelik’s, [266]
Strhigna, Ban.
Tsarina Militza and death of, [173]
Sublime Porte.
Accepts Milosh as hereditary Prince of Serbia, [10]
“Suitors, The Three.”
A Servian folk-tale, [316]–322
Sun and Moon.
Serbian beliefs regarding eclipses recall Norse belief of a similar nature, [19]
Sun-God.
Pagan sacrifices to, in Serbia, [49]
Sunday.
Veela discountenances fighting on, [17], [113], [114]
Superstition.
Christianity and, in the Balkans, [30]
“Svati” (or svatovi).
Serbian equivalent for wedding guests, [32]
Svetchar.
The chief man of the family in connexion with the Slava, [40], [42]
Svetopluk, Prince.
Cyrillos and Methodius entrusted with a mission to Emperor Michel III by, [29]
Sword.
Novak makes a celebrated one for Prince Marko, [111], [112]