a Roman college of priests, ii. [239]
Aryan family, marriage customs of the, ii. [235]
Aryans, their alleged Arctic origin, i. 229 n. 1;
annual festivals of the dead among the, ii. [67] sqq.
Aryenis, daughter of Alyattes, i. 133 n. 1
Ascalon, the goddess Derceto at, i. 34 n. 3
Ascension of Adonis, i. 225
Ashantee, human sacrifices at earthquakes in, i. 201;
kings of, their human sacrifices, ii. [97] n. 7
Asherim, sacred poles, i. 18, 18 n. 2, 107, 108