Laurel, gold wreath of, worn by priest of Hercules, i. 143;
in Greek purificatory rites, ii. [240] sq.
—— -bearing, a festival at Thebes, in Boeotia, ii. [241]
Leake, W. M., on flowers in Asia Minor, i. 187 n. 6
Leaping over Midsummer fires to make hemp or flax grow tall, i. 251
Leaves and flowers as talismans, ii. [242] sq.
Lebanon, the forests of Mount, i. 14;
Aphrodite of the, 30;
Baal of the, 32;
the charm of the, 235