fertilized by being struck with stick which has been used to separate pairing dogs, ix. 264;
hope to conceive through fertilizing influence of vegetables, xi. 51
——, living, regarded as the wives of dead kings, vi. 191, 192;
reputed the wives of gods, vi. 207
——, pregnant, employed to fertilize crops and fruit-trees, i. 140 sq.;
taboos on, i. 141 n. 1;
wear garments made of bark of sacred tree, ii. 58;
mode of protecting them against dangerous spirits, viii. 102 sq.
—— as prophetesses inspired by dead chiefs, vi. 192 sq.;
inspired by gods, vi. 207