marriage of, ii. 26 sqq.;
thought to be animated by spirits, viii. 82 sq.;
spirits of, in the form of snakes, xi. 44 n.;
external soul in, xi. 159 sqq.;
and trees as life-indices, xi. 160 sqq.
Plaques or palettes of schist in Egyptian tombs, xi. 155 n. 3
Plastene, Mother, on Mount Sipylus, v. 185
Plataea, ceremonial extinction of fires at, i. 33;
festival of the Daedala at, ii. 140 sq.;
Archon of, forbidden to touch iron, iii. 227;