—— of Life, Ishtar sprinkled with the, in the lower world, v. 9;
prince restored to life by the, in a folk-tale, xi. 114 sq.
——, prophetic, drunk on St. John's Eve, v. 247
——, rites of, at Midsummer festival in Morocco, x. 216;
at New Year in Morocco, x. 218
—— of springs and wells thought to [pg 519] acquire medicinal qualities on Midsummer Eve, x. 172, 205 sq.
Water-bird, a Whitsuntide mummer, iv. 207 n. 1
“—— -carriers,” maidens called, at Athens, viii. 5
—— -cross, a stone cross in Uist, used in rain-ceremonies, i. 308
—— -dragon, drama of the slaying of the, at Delphi and Thebes, iv. 78