Persian reverence for, v. 174 sq.;
death in the, as an apotheosis, v. 179 sq.;
not given out, vii. 249;
leaping through, as a form of purification, viii. 249;
girls at puberty forbidden to see or go near, x. 29, 45, 46;
menstruous women not allowed to touch or see, x. 84, 85;
extinguished at menstruation, x. 87;
in fire-festivals, different possible explanations of its use, x. 112 sq.;
made by flints or by flint and steel, x. 121, 124, 126, 127, 145, 146, 159;
made by a burning-glass, x. 121, 127;