[197] Pron. chun´dra (“ch” as in “change”). Also Soma, the moon god.

[198] Subsequently the name for India as a whole.

[199] Art thou a demon or nymph or fairy or dwarf or demi-god?

[200] His other names are Deva-bratta and Ganga-bratta, and he was ultimately known as Bhishma.

[201] The Pharaoh of the Anpu-Bata Egyptian story was similarly attracted by a perfume which issued from a lock of hair. See Egyptian Myth and Legend.

[202] Pron. sat´ya-vat-ee.

[203] Pron. vyas´a (two syllables). The reputed author of the Mahá-bhárata.

[204] Pron. chit-ran´gad-a (“ch” as in “change”) and vi-cheet´ra-veer-ya.

[205] An Aryan tribe in the north-west of India. Part of their territory was included in the Persian empire. Keith identifies them with the Gandarians who accompanied Xerxes in his campaign against the Greeks.

[206] A festival at which a princess selected a husband from among the kings and warriors assembled together.