at threshing, 148, 149;
at harvest, 150;
representing the corn-spirit, 224
Puppets of rushes thrown into the Tiber, ii. [107]
Purest person cuts the last corn, i. 158
Purification, ceremonies of, i. 9;
before partaking of new fruits, ii. [59], [60], [63], [69] sq., [71], [73], [75] sq., [82], [83];
for slaughter of a serpent, [219] sq.;
by fire, [249];