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