[225] Outlines of Primitive Belief, p. 75. London and New York, 1882.
[226] Ibid., p. 77.
[227] Myths of the New World, p. 107.
[228] It is interesting to observe that, according to Miss Emerson, “it is probable that the Indian derived the sacred symbols of his worship from the configuration of the constellations.” Indian Myths, p. 316.
[229] Buddha and Early Buddhism, p. 7. London, 1881.
[230] The Great Pyramid, p. 100. London, 1883.
[231] In an article on the “Astronomy and Astrology of the Babylonians,” Mr. Sayce says: “Next to the planets in importance was the polar star, called Tir-anna, or Gagan-same, or ‘Judge of the Heaven,’ to which a special treatise was devoted in Sargon’s Library.” See Transactions of the Society of Biblical Archæology, vol. iii, p. 206.
[232] Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid.
[233] The constellation of Draco lies near to and to the north of “the Dipper,” or Great Bear, and is easily distinguished.
[234] Op. cit., p. 101.