Milton on the laments for Tammuz, i. 226 n.
Minoan age of Greece, i. 34
Minucius Felix on the rites of Osiris, ii. [85] n. 3
Miraculous births of gods and heroes, i. 107
“Mistress of Turquoise,” goddess at Sinai, i. 35
Mitani, ancient people of Northern Mesopotamia, i. 135 n.
Mithra, Persian deity, popularity of his worship in the Roman Empire, i. 301 sq.;
identified with the Unconquered Sun, 304
Mithraic religion a rival to Christianity, i. 302;
festival of Christmas borrowed from it, 302 sqq.