Loki, Susa-no-wo and, [364].
Lotus, Far Eastern goddess’s flower, [171];
Egyptian Hathor as, [172];
the Cosmic, [303].
Maga-tama, “comma-shaped” beads, [337] (see [Tama]);
curved jewels, children created from, [366];
in Amaterâsu cave-myth, [368].
Makara, dragon as, [150];
elephant-headed dolphin as, [203];
eye of a gem, [218];
gold and mercury and, [215];
Babylonian sea-goat and, [215];
gold and pearls and, [215].
Malachite, as offering to dead, [37] (see [Metal Symbolism]).
Manchu Dynasty, [292].
Mandrake, as life plant, [246];
colours and shapes of, [174];
cultivated in Korea, [334];
Korean spirit of, [335];
cypress tree and, [167];
dog and, [168];
apple tree and, [168];
jade and, [216];
lotus, pomegranate, and, [172];
ginseng as, [174];
Shakespeare’s references to, [168], and also note [1];
see [Plant of Life].
“Man in the moon”, [146].
Mariners, ancient, [13];
as culture-carriers, [35];
motives for activities of, [36];
Chinese, [24];
in Korea and Japan, [25];
Crete reached by, [28];
early activities of, [27];
Egyptian voyages, [30];
Sumeria’s first seaport, [30];
motives for voyages of, [45];
pearl-lore and, [41];
Phœnicians as traders, [30];
sea gods of, [50];
Sumeria reached by, [31];
the Polynesian, [33];
long voyages of, [33]–[5], [36];
wanderings of, [44];
see [Ships].
Maya gem symbolism, [336].