Mahratta, dancing-girls in, v. 62
Mahrattas, their belief in human incarnations of the elephant-headed god Gunputty, i. 405
Mahua tree (Bassia latifolia) worshipped by the Mannewars in India, viii. 119
Mahwá-tree, bride tied to, at a Munda marriage, ii. 57
Mai Darat, a Sakai tribe of the Malay Peninsula, their exorcism of demons by means of effigies, viii. 102
Maia or Majestas, the wife of Vulcan, vi. 232 sq.
Maiau, hero in form of crocodile, v. 139 n. 1
Maiden, the (Persephone), the descent of, vi. 41;
name given to last corn cut in the Highlands of Scotland, vii. 140, 153, 155 sqq., 164 sqq.;