Von Wlislocki, Siebenb. Sachs., 106. This is neither Transplantation nor the ill-using of a god.
[216.1] Pausanias, ii. 11. A representation of the dedicated lock was sometimes carved in stone upon a tablet and presented to the shrine. In the Mausoleum Room of the British Museum is a marble slab found in Thessaly, whereon are carved two tresses offered to Poseidon. I am indebted to Mr. W. H. D. Rouse for drawing my attention to this.
[217.1] As to the dedication of hair, see Bötticher, 92 et seqq., to which I am indebted for most of the above illustrations.
[217.2] Wilken, Haaropfer, 39, 40, 56; Robertson Smith, Rel. Sem., 305.
[217.3] Andree, i. Ethnog. Par., 150.
[217.4] Zingerle, Sagen, 470.
[218.1] Knoop, Sagen aus Posen, 182. According to another story, this wonderful hair was the gift of a noble lady as the most beautiful thing she had.
[218.2] Gaidoz, in vii. Mélusine, 84, quoting M. Auricoste de Lazarque, an eye-witness.
[219.1] i. De Nino, 49.
[219.2] Scot, 165 (l. xi., c. 15).