The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12)

by James George Frazer

continence observed for sake of, iii. 204;

protected against wolves by charms, iii. 307;

sacrificed instead of human beings, iv. 166 n. 1;

driven out to pasture at Whitsuntide, iv. 207 n. 1;

last sheaf given to, vii. 134, 155, 158, 161, 170;

(plough oxen) Yule or Christmas Boar given to the, vii. 301, 302, 303;

worship of, viii. 35, 37 sqq.;

first-fruits offered to, viii. 118;

ceremony for recovering lost, ix. 14;

disease of, transferred to scapegoats, ix. 32 sq.;