of Osiris dramatically represented in his rites, ii. [85] sq.;
of Osiris interpreted as the decay and growth of vegetation, [126] sqq.
December, the twenty-fifth of, reckoned the winter solstice, and the birthday of the Sun, i. 303 sqq.
Decline of the civic virtues under the influence of Oriental religions, i. 300 sq.
Ded or tet pillar, the backbone of Osiris, ii. [108] sq.
Dedicated men and women in Africa, i. 65 sqq.
Dedication of girls to the service of a temple, i. 61 sqq.;
of children to gods, 79
Dee, river, holed stone in the, i. 36 n. 4