[8] The Zoroastrian month Aban named after Ardevi Sura Anahita coincided for the most part with February, which is named after Juno, derived from the Sabine word Februs, to purify. Juno also presided over the ceremony of purification of women.
[9] [Vide part II, chapter XIII.]
[10] The Religion of the Semites.
[11] Tylor: Primitive Culture, Vol. II.
[12] Jewish Encyclopædia.
[13] Max Müller: History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature.
[14] The Vicissitudes of Aryan Civilization in India.
[15] Primitive Culture, Vol. II.
[16] Primitive Culture, Vol. II.
[17] Miss Hamilton: Greek Saints and their Festivals.