Ave Maria bell on Midsummer Eve, xi. 47

Avebury, Lord, on the distinction between religion and magic, i. 225 n.;

on substitutes for capital punishment in China, iv. 146 n., 273

Avengers of blood, ceremony performed by, before starting, i. 92

Aventine, Diana on the, ii. 128;

oaks on the, ii. 185

Avernus, Lake, and the Golden Bough, xi. 285 n. 2

Aversion of spirits and fairies to iron, iii. 229, 232 sq.;

to innovation among savages, iii. 230 sqq.

Averting ill-luck at marrying a second, third, or fourth wife, ii. 57 n. 4