“Pearl of Heaven” in dragon procession, [64];
moon as, [157].
Pearl Princess legend, [97];
the Abundant, [378]
(see [Melusina]).
Pearl-shell, mugwort and, [171];
religious use of, by Sumerians, [195], [196].
Pearls, ancient mariners as searchers for, [41];
as “life-givers” (margan), [219];
beliefs regarding origin of, [[400]][253];
Buddhist belief in, [126];
dragons and, [39], [49];
fish scales and, [222];
“Great Bear” and, [232];
in Japan, [343];
in Japanese waters, [333];
in Shinto faith, [335];
jade and, [157];
jade and gold used like, [214];
Japanese Tama, [220];
Nagas and, [73];
night-shining, [39], [64], [216];
Polynesian dragon and, [68];
produced at Dragon Battles, [57];
shark as guardian of, [221];
Mother Goddess and, [222];
the moonlight, [218];
flaming or fiery, [218];
whale’s eyes as, [218];
of Ebb and Flood, [40], [54].
Peking, religious significance of situation of, [236].
Perseus myth, Japanese version of, [346].
Persia, Bird and serpent myth in, [74].
Peruvians, whale worshipped by, [49].
Phœnicians, Africa circumnavigated by, [34];
as seafarers, [30];
Solomon’s mariners were, [36];
as Egypt’s mariners, [34];
colonies of, in Europe and Asia, [30].
Pike, Northern God as, [77].