killed ceremonially by the Ainos, viii. 180 sqq.;

souls of dead in, viii. 286 sq.;

processions with, in Europe, viii. 326 n. 3

——, slain, propitiated by Kamtchatkans, Ostiaks, Koryaks, Finns, and Lapps, viii. 222 sqq.;

by American Indians, viii. 224 sqq.

See also [Bear]

Beast, the number of the, iv. 44

Beasts, sacred Egyptian, offerings to the, i. 29 sq.;

sacred, held responsible for the course of nature in ancient Egypt, i. 354

Beathag, the lucky well of, i. 323