Iron, dragons dread, [38], [64].
Isanagi, jewels of, were “Kami”, [343].
Ise, [386];
Japanese Mecca, [338];
Goddesses of, [339].
Islands of the Blest, Far Eastern legends of, [106];
origin of conception of, [108];
Chinese sage reaches, [148];
Egyptian, [135];
Herbs, Trees, and Wells of Life in, [107] (see [Dragon Island] and [Red Island]);
Scottish legend, [129];
cult of East and, [210];
Dragon Isle of Delos, [122];
ginseng (mandrake) on, [174];
gold, jade, pearls, &c., in, [111];
Fungus of Immortality in, [111];
jade in, [215];
Japanese legends of Horaizan, [116];
search for, promotes exploration, [119];
shipping and, [293];
Syria, Atlantis, and Fortunate Isles, [123];
Hebrides and Ireland, [123];
Gaelic Apple-land, [123];
Gaelic floating and vanishing island, [125];
see [Paradise] and [Underworld].
Ivy, Chinese goddess and, [270].
Izanagi, creation of islands and deities by, [352];
in Hades, [357];
Japanese deity, [349].
Izanami, creation of islands and deities by, [352];
Japanese deity, [349];
visit to and flight from Hades, [357].
Jade, as “Light shining at night,” [218];
Babylonia imported, from Chinese Turkestan, [202];
Babylonian nig-gil-ma and, [245];
birth assisted by, [243];
diseases cured by, [243];
Mother Goddess and, [157], [221], [243], [244];
brook of, [216];
juice of, [216];
grease of, [216];
butterflies in, [225];
Chinese and Babylonian jade links, [202];
Chinese Mother Goddess creates, [152];
Chinese symbolism of, [208];
Chou and Han jades indigenous, [212];
cicada amulets of, [222];
coffins of, [226];
colours of, [234];
connections of, with Cardinal Points, [234];
shapes of, [234];
complex symbolism of, [246], [254]–[5];
supplants boat in Chinese Deluge myth, [247];
connection of, with cows, copper, water, &c., [227];
earliest use of, in China, [211], and also note [1];
mirrors of, [211], and also note [1];
“Fire jade”, [220];
ground jade swallowed, [243];
immortality ensured by, [243];
spirit of, in all life, [244];
fish scales and, [222];
fish symbols in, [222];
Frog or Toad amulet, [225];
scarab-like amulets in, [226];
fish forms in, [226];
gold, cowries, and, [214];
mouth of dead stuffed with, [214];
“Great Bear” and, [232];
soul as pivot of, [232];
in “Fung-shui” system, [236];
tiger-jade and war, [236];
in Japan, [343];
in rain-getting ceremonies, [253];
introduced with bronze into Europe, [201];
Japanese beliefs regarding, of Chinese origin, [220];
lunar attributes of, [218];
nocturnal luminosity of, [216];
no necklaces of, in China, [338];
origin of symbolism of, [206], [207];
pearls and, [157];
promotes longevity, [216];
rhinoceros horn and, [247]–[9];
warm and cold, [249], [254];
rush pattern on, [85], and also note [3];
symbolism of, [165];
symbolism of, and pearl symbolism, [212];
used instead of embalming, [223];
why swallowed, [216];
why sought in Europe, [251], [252];
Spanish name of, [253];
colour symbolism of, [253].
“Jade Mountain”, [139];
in Chinese Paradise, [137].
Jade River of Peking, [236].