At the eastern gate are two very fine figures of elephants, each with a man upon his trunk. […] Zoroaster described Orosmades, as residing in the midst of a pure and divine fire which fills the immensity of space: and by means of which, not only bodies, but spirits also, axe rendered visible; as being the first principle of all things; as diffused throughout the universe, but as making the most brilliant manifestation of his presence, in that fine and subtle ether. […] A Achĕrōn, a river of hell Page 99 Acīdǎlĭa, a name of Venus 61 Adītī, consort of Casyapa, a Hindû goddess 133 Adōnis, a Phrygian deity 218 Agǎnīppĭdes, a name of the Muses 43 Aglaiǎ, one of the Graces 64 Agnī, the Hindû genius of fire 138 Agnyāstra, Hindû rocket 138 Ahrīmān, a Persian deity 185 Alcīdes, a name of Hercules 110 Alcmenǎ, the mother of Hercules 110 Alēcto, one of the Furies 102 Amālthæǎ, the goat which nourished Jupiter 17 Ammōn, the Egyptian Jupiter 165 Amphītrītē, the wife of Neptune 74 Amshāspānds, genii of the elements 177 Ancīlĭa, sacred shields 57 Annǎ Pĕrēnnā, a rural divinity 87 Anūbis, an Egyptian deity 161 Aŏnĭdēs, a name of the Muses 43 Apes, venerated by the Hindûs 142 Aphrŏdītǎ, a name of Venus 61 Apis, a name of Jupiter 16 Apōllo, the god of the fine arts 36 Arabian Mythology 213 Arēs, a name of Mars 57 Argŏnāuts, the companions of Jason 114 Arimānĭus, the author of evil 177 Arūna, the charioteer of the Sun 139 Ascǎlǎphŭs, a son of Achĕrōn 26 Assabīnus, a name of Jupiter 16 Astārtē, a name of Venus 61 Astarte, a Phrygian goddess 218 Astrēǎ, Justice 104 Astrōlatry 122 Athēna, a name of Minerva 53 Atlas 18 Atrŏpŏs, one of the Fates 103 Aurōra, a daughter of Sol 32 Aūstĕr, the south wind 82 Avatārs, incarnations of Vishnu 143 Avērnus, a poisonous lake 93 Ayeen Akbery, a Hindû book 139, 144 B Baal-Peor, the idol of the Moabites 217 Babylonian mythology 213 Bācchānālĭǎ, festivals of Bacchus 49 Bācchāntēs, priestesses of Bacchus 49 Bācchŭs, the god of wine 46 Bāldĕr, a son of Odin 201 Bāssǎrĭdĕs, priestesses of Bacchus 49 Bēllĕrŏphōn, the conqueror of Chĭmærǎ 116 Bēllōnǎ, the goddess of war 58 Bēlus, a Babylonian deity 216 Bēlus, a name of Sol 30 Bĕrĕcȳnthĭǎ, a name of Cybĕle 10 Bhavānī, the wife of Seeva 137 Bĭfōrmĭs, a name of Bacchus 47 Bĭfrōst, a bridge which reached from earth to heaven 202 Bŏnǎ Dĕǎ, the bountiful goddess 85 Bŏnŭs-Evēntŭs, a rural divinity 87 Bŏrĕās, the north wind 82 Brāgā, a Scandinavian deity 202 Brāhmá, a Hindû god 131 Brāhme, the supreme Hindû god 130 Brahmins, Hindû priests 148 Brisæus, a name of Bacchus 47 Brōntēs, one of the Cyclops 68 Būbōna, the goddess of herdsmen 87 Būddah, a pagan deity 127 Būddhism 127 Bouto or Buto, an Egyptian goddess 171 C Cǎcŭs, a son of Vulcan 68 Cādmŭs, the inventor of letters 109 Cāllĭŏpē, one of the Muses 43 Cāma, the Hindû god of love 138 Cǎmīllŭs, a name of Mercury 71 Canaanites’ idolatry 217 Cārtīceya, a Hindû god 137 Cāstǎlĭdĕs, a name of the Muses 43 Cāstǎlĭŭs, a fountain of Parnassus 43 Castes, divisions of the Hindû people 148 Cāstŏr, a son of Jupiter 114 Casyāpa, a Hindû god 133 Cĕcrōps, the founder of Athens 109 Celtic mythology 188 Cēntaūrs, a people of Thessaly 115 Cērbĕrŭs, the three-headed dog 94 Cĕrēs, the goddess of corn 26 Cēstŭs, the girdle of Venus 62 Chaldēans, Babylonian priests 216 Chāndra, a name of the moon 141 Chǎrōn, the ferry-man of hell 93 Chǎrbdĭs, a sea monster 80 Chĭmærǎ, a monster destroyed by Bellerŏphon 116 Chīrōn, a centaur; tutor of Esculapius 109 Chronos, the Grecian name of Saturn. 6 Cīrcē, a daughter of Sol. 34 Cithĕrĭdes, a name of the Muses 43 Clīo, one of the Muses 41 Clōthō, one of the Parcæ 103 Cneph, God, worshiped in the Thebaïs 152 Cōctŭs, a stagnant marsh 95 Cœcŭlus, a son of Vulcan 68 Cœlus, the same as Uranus 5 Cōllīnǎ, the goddess of hills 88 Cōmus, the god of revelry 108 Cōnsuālia, games in honour of Neptune 74 Cōnsŭs, a name of Neptune 74 Cŏrōnĭs, the mother of Esculapius 108 Cŏry̌bāntĕs, priests of Cybele 11 Corythaix, a name of Mars 57 Creeshna, or Chrishna, the Hindû god of shepherds 142 Cromlecks, Celtic stones of sacrifice 192 Cŭpīd, the god of love 63 Cūrētĕs, priests of Cybele 11 Cy̌bĕlē or Vesta the elder, the wife of Saturn 9 Cy̌clōps, the forgers of Jupiter’s thunderbolts 68 Ccnŭs, a friend of Phaëton 33 Cllēnĭŭs, a name of Mercury 71 Cnthĭŭs, a name of Apollo 37 Cy̌thĕrǎ, a name of Venus 61 D Dactli, a name of the priests of Cybele 11 Dædǎlŭs, the inventor of sails 113 Dagon, a god of the Philistines 218 Dǎnǎŭs, the father of the Danaide 108 Dēlŏs, a name of Apollo 37 Dēlphĭcŭs, another name of Apollo 37 Dēlphōs, a famous oracle 40 Demogorgon, the genius of the earth 83 Deūcǎlĭon, a hero of antiquity 109 Dewtahs, malignant spirits 131 Diāna, the goddess of the chase 44 Dīctnnǎ, a name of Diana 44 Dĭēs Pater, a name of Jupiter 19 Dĭī Selēcti, gods of the second class 4 Dīndy̌mēnē, a name of Cybele 10 Dĭŏnsiǎ, festivals of Bacchus 49 Dĭŏnsĭŭs, a name of Bacchus 47 Dīræ, a name of the Furies 102 Dis, a name of Pluto 99 Dōdōnǎ, an oracle of Jupiter 20 Dōrĭs, the wife of Nereus 73 Druids, Celtic priests 191 Dryǎdĕs, wood nymphs 82 Dūrgā, a name of Seraswatti 138 E Eǎcŭs, a judge of the infernal regions 101 Echō, daughter of the air and earth 90 Edda, a sacred book of the Scandinavians 207 Egēōn, a sea god 79 Egĭpāns, rural divinities 88 Egĭs, the shield of Minerva 52 Egyptian Mythology 150 Ely̌sĭan Fields, the abodes of the just 96 Eno, a name of Bellona 58 Eŏlŭs, the god of the winds 82 Eōŭs, one of the horses of Sol 30 Eratō, one of the Muses 42 Ergatīs, a name of Minerva 53 Eilethyia, an Egyptian goddess 170 Erīcthĕŭs, a son of Vulcan 68 Erīnnys, the Furies 102 Erostrǎtus, a famous incendiary 45 Erycīna, a name of Venus 61 Esculāpĭus, the god of physic 108 Ethōn, one of the horses of Sol 30 Eūmĕnĭdēs, the Furies 103 Eŭphrŏsy̌nĕ, one of the Graces 64 Eurus, the east wind 82 Eūtērpē, one of the Muses 42 Euvyhe, a name of Bacchus 47 F Fates, the Parcæ 103 Fauns, rural divinities 88 Fĕbrŭŭs, a name of Pluto 99 Fēnrĭs, a Scandinavian evil deity 205 Flōra, the goddess of flowers 86 Fōrsētĭ, a son of Odin 203 Frēǎ, a Scandinavian goddess 199 Fŭllǎ, the handmaid of Frea 200 Furies, the punishers of the guilty 101 G Gāllī, priests of Cybele 11 Ganēsa, a name of the Hindû god of wisdom 133 Ganymede, the successor of Hebe 25 Gāyteree, an invocation to the sun 140 Genii, domestic divinities 92 Glaūcŭs, a sea god 79 Glaukōpis, a name of Minerva 53 Gnomes, invisible agents 93 Gorgons, Mĕdūsǎ, Euryǎle, and Stheno 117 Graces, daughters of Jupiter 64 Gradīvus, a name of Mars 57 Grand Lama 126 H Hades, a name of Pluto 99 Hālcy̌ons, sea birds 81 Hǎmǎdradēs, wood nymphs 82 Harpies, Aēllo, Ocy̌pĕtē, Cĕlēnō 116 Harpōcrǎtes, an Egyptian god 164 Hēbē, goddess of youth 25 Hecate, a name of Diana 44 Heimdāl, a Scandinavian deity 202 Hēla, the Scandinavian goddess of death 204 Hēlĭǎdĕs, daughters of Sol 38 Hĕlĭcŏnĭdĕs, a name of the Muses 43 Heliopolis, a city of Elysium 96 Hĕrǎ, a name of Juno 23 Hērcŭlēs, son of Jupiter and Alcmena 110 Hermes, an Egyptian sage 160, 167 Hērmēs, a name of Mercury 71 Heroes of the Trojan war 115 Heroes of the Theban war 115 Hertha, a name of the goddess Frea 119 Hindû mythology 129 Hindû pantheon 145 Hindû sacrifices 143 Hindû temples 145 Hippŏcrēnides, a name of the Muses 43 Hippōnǎ, the goddess of horses 88 Hōder, a son of Odin 202 Horus, an Egyptian deity 160 Howm, the burnt sacrifice of the Hindûs 141 Hraēsvēlgĕr, a Scandinavian deity 269 Hy̌ǎcnthus, the son of Amyclas 38 I Idǎliǎ, a name of Venus 61 Idaæa, a name of Cybele 10 Idŭnā, a Scandinavian goddess 203 Inǎchŭs, a hero of antiquity 109 Indian pagodas 146 Indĭgĕtes, local deities 5 Indra, a Hindû god 134 Ino, a sea god 79 Irĭs, the attendant of Jupiter 25 Irminsūl, a Scandinavian deity 201 Isĭs, a celebrated Egyptian goddess 157 Ixīōn, a criminal of the infernal regions 107 J Jaggernaut, a Hindû idol 147 Jānŭs, a deity of the ancient Romans 8 Jāsōn, the leader of the Argonauts 114 Jou, the true name of Jupiter 19 Jove, a name of Jupiter 19 Jugatīnus, a rural divinity 88 Jūno, the wife of Jupiter 22 Jupiter, the supreme god of the Pagans 15 Jupiter Ammon, an Egyptian deity 165 K Kaloc, a Mexican god 221 L Labours of Hercules 110 Lāchĕsĭs, one of the Parcæ 103 Lachsmee, a Hindû goddess 133 Lādon, the father of Syrinx 90 Lama, Grand 126 Lares, household gods 91 Larmida, the mother of the Lares 92 Lātōna, the mother of Apollo 36 Lemnĭus, a name of Vulcan 67 Lerna, a marsh drained by Hercules 110 Lēthē, a river of hell 95 Lōfen, a Scandinavian deity 203 Lōké, the Scandinavian god of evil 204 Lūna, Isis, Diana 44 Lupercālĭa, feasts of Pan 89 Lŭpērci, priests of Apollo 89 Lymnīădes, marsh nymphs 82 M Magi, Persian priests 179 Mahabad, a Persian deity 179 Mahasoor, a malignant spirit 131 Māiă, the mother of Mercury 70 Mamacocha, a Peruvian deity 221 Mānēs 104 Mariatale, a Hindû goddess 138 Mărīnā, a name of Venus 61 Mars, the god of war 57 Mārsy̌as, a satyr killed by Apollo 38 Maxĭmus, a name of Jupiter 19 Megæra, one of the furies 102 Megăle, a name of Juno 23 Mĕgălēsĭă, festivals of Cybele 11 Mellōna, goddess of bees 87 Mēlpŏmĕnĕ, one of the Muses 42 Mēnădes, priestesses of Bacchus 49 Menū, a name of a Hindû god 133 Mercury, an Egyptian sage 155 Mērcury, the messenger of the gods 69 Meru, the north pole 134 Mexican idolatry 219 Mĭdās, a king of Phrygia 38 Mīmĕr, a Scandinavian prophet 207 Mĭnērvă, the goddess of wisdom 52 Mīnōs, one of the infernal judges 101 Mendes, the Egyptian Pan 167 Mithras, a Persian deity 184 Mnēmŏsy̌ne, the mother of the Muses 41 Moloch, a name of Sol 30 Moloch, a Phenician deity 218 Mōmŭs, the god of laughter 108 Mors, a daughter of Nox 104 Mŭlcĭbĕr, a name of Vulcan 67 Muses, daughters of Jupiter 41 Mythrās, a name of Sol 30 N Nāiădes, river nymphs 82 Nārac, the Hindû hell 135 Nārāyān, a Hindû god 130 Nārcīssŭs 90 Nĕmĕsĭs, the avenging goddess 108 Neptune, god of the ocean 74 Nepthys, the wife of Typhon 158 Nērĕĭdĕs, sea nymphs 73 Nēreūs, the son of Oceanus 73 Niflheim, the Scandinavian hell 203 Nĭorder, a Scandinavian deity 201 Nōmius, a name of Apollo 37 Nomius, a name of Mercury 71 Nornes, the Scandinavian destinies 206 Nox, the mother of the Furies 104 Nȳctĕlĭŭs, a name of Bacchus 47 Nȳsæ, the nurses of Bacchus 47 O Ocĕănĭdes, sea nymphs 73 Ocĕănus, the son of Ceelus and Terra 73 Odin, or Wodin, a Scandinavian god 196 Opērtum, the temple of Cybele at Rome 11 Ops, the name of Cybele 10 Optĭmus, a name of Jupiter 19 Orcŭs, a name of Pluto 99 Orēădes, mountain nymphs 82 Orēstēs, the friend of Pylades 46 Orgĭă, festivals of Bacchus 49 Ormuzd, a Persian deity 183 Oromāzes, the author of all good 183 Osiric superstition 125 Osīris, an Egyptian deity 155 Osīrĭs, a personification of the sun 30 P Pachacamac, a name of Viracocha 221 Pachamama, a Peruvian deity 221 Pæān, a name of Apollo 37 Paganism 125 Palemon, a sea god 79 Pales, the goddess of shepherds 87 Palilia, feasts of Pales 87 Pallādĭum, a sacred image of Minerva 54 Pallas, Minerva 53 Pan, the god of shepherds 88 Panathēnæă, a festival in honour of Minerva 53 Pantheism 124 Papeus, a Scythian god 188 Păphĭa, a name of Venus 61 Parias, a caste or division of Hindûs 138 Parnāssĭdes, a name of the Muses 43 Parnassus, a famous mountain 43 Parthĕnos, a name of Minerva 53 Pārvātī, a name of Bhavani 137 Pasĭthĕa, one of the Graces 54 Pāvan, the Hindû god of winds 138 Pegāsĭdes, a name of the Muses 43 Pegăsus, a winged horse 43 Pelops, a hero of antiquity 109 Pĕnātes, household gods 91 Papremis, the Egyptian Mars 167 Persian Mythology 176 Peruvian idolatry 219 Phaeton, a son of Sol 32 Phebe, a name of Diana 44 Philistines’ idolatry 217 Phlĕgĕthōn, a river of fire 95 Phlegon, a horse of Sol 30 Phlĕgy̌ās, a king of the Lapithae 106 Phœbŭs, a name of Apollo 37 Phōrcŭs, a sea god 77 Picūmnus, a rural divinity 88 Pĭĕrĭdĕs, a name of the Muses 43 Pilumniis, a rural divinity 88 Pīrĭthŏŭs, the friend of Theseus 113 Pithys, a nymph beloved by Pan 90 Plūto, the god of the infernal regions 98 Plūtus, the god of riches 99 Plŭvīŭs, a name of Jupiter 19 Pollear, a name of the Hindû god of wisdom 138 Pōllūx, the twin-brother of Castor 114 Pŏlyhymnĭa, one of the Muses 42 Pŏly̌phēmŭs, the chief Cyclop 76 Pōmōnă, the goddess of orchards 86 Pŏpŭlōnĭă, a rural divinity 87 Pōrtūmnŭs, a sea god 79 Poseidon, a name of Neptune 74 Prĭāpŭs, the god of gardens 83 Prīscă, the same as Vesta and Terra 5 Prŏmēthĕŭs 117 Prŏsērpĭne, the wife of Pluto 99 Prŏtĕŭs, a son of Neptune 78 Psyche, the wife of Cupid 64 Pul, a Babylonian deity 217 Py̌lădēs, the friend of Orestes 46 Py̌rācmōn, one of the Cyclops 68 Py̌rŏis, a horse of Sol 30 Pthĭus, a name of Apollo 37 Q Quĭētŭs, a name of Pluto 99 Quĭrīnus, a name of Mars 57 R Rāma, an incarnate deity 141 Rhădămănthus, an infernal judge 101 Rhĕă, a name of Cybele 10 Rimmon, a Phrygian deity 218 Rōbīgus, a rural divinity 87 S Sabism, worship of the sun 179 Sāga, a Scandinavian goddess 203 Salamanders, genii of fire 93 Sălĭī priests of Mars 57 Sanscrit, the sacred language of the Hindûs 149 Saron, a sea god 79 Sāturn 6 Saturnāliă, a festival in honour of Saturn 9 Satūrnĭa, a name of Italy 8 Satyavrāta, a name of a Hindû god 133 Satyrs, rural divinities 88 Scandinavian mythology 188 Scylla, a sea monster 80 Scythian mythology 188 Sĕgēstă, the protectress of corn during harvest 87 Seisa, the protectress of corn in the ground 87 Sĕmĕlē, the mother of Bacchus 46 Semōnes, gods of a middle nature 5 Serāpis, an Egyptian god 16 Sem, the Egyptian Hercules 162 Seraswāttī, the wife of Brahmá 167 Seshanāga, the Hindû god of the infernal regions 133 Silēnus, the chief of the Satyrs 91 Sirens, female sea monsters 78 Sīsy̌phŭs, an infernal criminal 106 Sītā, the wife of Vishnu 141 Sīvā, Seeva, Mahádéva, or Mahadeo, a Hindû god 131 Sleipner, the name of Odin’s steed 207 Sol 29 Somnus, the god of sleep 104 Sphynx, a female monster 115 Stĕrŏpēs, one of the Cyclops 68 Styx, a river of hell 95 Sumanus, a name of Pluto 99 Superstitions of the Hindûs 149 Sūradevī, the goddess of wine 138 Sūrtur, a genius of fire 201 Sūrya, a name of the sun 139 Svālin, a Scandinavian deity 209 Swerga, the Hindû heaven 136 Sylphs, aerial beings 93 Sȳlvēster, a name of Mars 57 Synia, a Scandinavian deity 203 Syrian idolatry 217 Syrinx, the pipe of Pan 90 T Tabiti, the chief Scythian god 188 Tāntălŭs, an infernal criminal 107 Taranus, a name of Jupiter 16 Tārdĭpēs, a name of Vulcan 67 Tārtărŭs, the infernal prison 95 Tellus, a name of Cybele 10 Temple of Jaggernaut 146 Temple of the sun in India 139 Teutates, the Celtic supreme 190 Tithrambo, a name of Isis 170 Termĭnus, the guardian of boundaries 85 Tērpsĭchŏre, one of the Muses 42 Terra, the same as Vesta and Prisca 5 Thălīă, one of the Muses 42 Thălīă, one of the Graces 64 Thaut or Thoth, the Egyptian Mercury 167 Thēseūs, a famous hero of antiquity 113 Thōās, a priest of Diana 46 Thōr, a Scandinavian god 200 Thothic superstition 126 Thȳădes, priectesses of Bacchus 49 Tisĭphŏnē, one of the Furies 101 Tītān, the brother of Saturn 6 Titans, giants 105 Tīthōnus, the husband of Aurora 32 Tĭtyŭs, a giant killed by Apollo 106 Trismegistus, an Egyptian sage 170 Tritērica, festivals in honour of Bacchus 49 Trītōnĭa, a name of Minerva 53 Tritōns, marine animals 77 Trophōnĭus, an oracle of Jupiter 20 Tutelīna, a rural divinity 87 Typhon and Nepthys, Egyptian deites 158 Tyr, a Scandinavian deity 202 U Uller, a son of Odin 203 Urānĭa, one of the Muses 43 Urănus, the same as Cœlus 5 Urgus, a name of Pluto 99 V Vāivaswāta, a name of Yama 136 Valhāllă, the hall of Odin 205 Vali, a son of Odin 208 Valkyries, Scandinavian goddesses 205 Vānădis, a name of the goddess Frea 199 Vārā, a Scandinavian deity 203 Varūna, the Hindû genius of the waters 138 Vedas, the holy books of the Hindis 130 Vesta, the goddess of fire 12 Vestal Virgins, priestesses of Vesta 12 Venus, the goddess of beauty 60 Vertūmnŭs, the god of tradesmen 86 Viālĭs, a name of Mercury 71 Victory, daughter of Styx and Acheron 59 Vidar, a son of Odin 203 Viracocha, a Peruvian deity 221 Vishnū, or Veeshnu, a Hindû god 130, 141 Vitzliputzli, a Mexican god 220 Volūspā, a sacred book of the Scandinavians 206 Vulcan, the god of fire 65 The Wonders of the World 118 Y Yāma, or Yamen, the Hindû god of death 136 Z Zend-Avesta, the sacred book of the Persians 180 Zennar, the sacred cord of the Hindû priests 140 Zĕphy̌rŭs, the west wind 82 Zeus, a name of Jupiter 19 Zoroaster, a Persian priest 180 THE END.