—— men in purification of Orestes, i. 26;
employed to make fire by the friction of wood, x. 148, 155
—— ridges of earth brought from nine mountains in a magical ceremony performed nine times, ix. 8;
ridges of ploughed land in divination, x. 235
—— skeins of red wool in magic, iii. 307
—— sorts of flowers on Midsummer Eve, to dream on, x. 175, xi. 52;
gathered for purposes of divination or medicine on Midsummer Eve, xi. 52 sq.
—— stalks of rice in bunches to make up the Rice Mother, vii. 195
—— times to crawl under a bramble as a cure, xi. 180
—— times nine men make need-fire, x. 289, 294, 295