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INDEX.

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I. GREEK.

ἄγγελοι βασανισταί, 232² (Footnote 597)

ἅγιος, 57

ἁγνεία, 168

ἄγνοια, 582

ἅγος, 57, 58, 113, 114, 116

ἀγυρμός, 151

ἀθηρηλοιγός, 529

ἅλαδε μύσται, 152

ἄλφιτα, 88

ἀμεταστρεπτί, 605

ἀμύμων, 335-337

ἀμφιθαλὴς παῖς, 77

ἀναθέσσασθαι, 46

ἀνάστατοι, 132

ἀνόσιοι, 615

Ἄξιε ταῦρε, 438³ (Footnote 1116)

ἀπαγωγά, 587

ἀποδιοπομπεῖσθαι, 26, 27, 43

ἀπόθεστος, 46

ἀπόνιμμα, 57, 58, 623

ἀποπομπαί, 8, 9

ἀποτροπή, 68, 163, 256, 364, 509

ἀποφράδες, 48

ἀρά, 139-145

ἀφαγνίσηται, 523

ἀφιέρωσαν, 149

βαλλητύς, 155

βασκάνια, 191

Βασσαρικά, 492¹ (Footnote 1243)

βουπλήξ, 369

βρόμος, 416, 417

βρῦτον, 424

βωμός, 61, 62

γῆρας, 173

Δᾶ, 271

δαίμονες, 588, 625, 658

δεισιδαιμονία, 4-7

δέματα, 141² (Footnote 361)

δευτερόποτμοι, 244

Δημητρεῖοι, 267, 600

Δῖα, festival of, 23, 143

διοπομπεῖν, 43

Διὸς κώδιον, 23-28, 643

δράκαινα, 232

δρακοντώδεις, 233

δρᾶμα and δρώμενα, 568-571

δρώμενα, 283, 568-571

ἐγχυτρίζειν, 36

ἔλασις, 152

ἐμασχαλίσθη, 69

Ἔμβαρός εἰμι, 70

ἐναγεῖς, 58

ἐναγίζειν, 53-63

ἐναγίσματα, 470, 629, 630

ἐναγισμοί, 53-63, 161

ἔνθεος, 426

ἐπαγωγαί, 140

ἐπαγωγή, 587

ἐπιβαίνω, 593

ἐποπτεία, 516, 547

ἐξάργματα, 69

ἐξέλασις, 106

ἔριφος, 595

ἐσχάρα, 61, 62, 147¹ (Footnote 375)

ἐσχάραι, 125

Εὑδάνεμοι, 251

εὐεία, 430

εὔιοι γυναῖκες, 414

εὐχή, 142

ἔφοδοι, 219

ζημία, 129

ἡγητηρία, 116

ἠεροφοῖτις, 215

θαλύσια, 77

θάργηλος, 76

θεραπεία, 3, 163, 181, 256

θέσκελος, 137

θεσμοί, 137, 643

θέσσασθαι, 46

θρῖναξ, 530³ (Footnote 1329), 532

θρόνος, 514, 548

θύειν, 53

θύεσθαι, 67

θύματα ἐπιχώρια, 14

θύσα, 430

θυσία, 80

θυσία ἄδαιτος

ἱερά, 555

ἱερεῖον, 54

ἱερεύειν, 53

ἱερὸς γάμος, 482

ἵπποι, 475¹ (Footnote 1202)

Ἱππολύτῳ δ’ ἔπι, 355

ἴϋγξ, 139

καθαρμοί, 116, 161

καθοσιώσας, 401

Κάσσμια, 210

κατοργιάσας, 401

κέρνος, 158² (Footnote 406)

κῆρ τυμβοῦχος, 213

κῆρες θανάτοιο, 176

κηριτρεφής, 184, 185

κήρυκες, 172² (Footnote 443)

κινέω, 45² (Footnote 97)

κλῄς, 554¹ (Footnote 1379)

κὸγξ ὄμπαξ, 161

κολυμβήθρα, 35

κρείττονες, 327, 335, 340

κύκλος, 591¹ (Footnote 1458)

λῄτειραι, 248

λιθοβολία, 155

λίκνον, 158² (Footnote 406)

Μαῖα, 262

μέγαρα, 61, 123, 125

μέθη, 423

μελίσπονδα, 423

μύσος and μυστήριον, 154

μύω, 153

ναρθηκοφόροι, 474¹ (Footnote 1201)

νόμιμα, 511, 513

Νύμφη, 262

νύμφιος, 539³ (Footnote 1352)

Νυμφών, 539

Νῦσαι, 412¹ (Footnote 1051)

ὅπλα, 587

ὅρκια τέμνειν, 64

ὅσια, 599

ὁσιότης, 478

ὁσιωθείς, 499¹ (Footnote 1254), 600

οὐλοχύται, 54, 86-89

παγκαρπία, 80, 159, 643

πάντα ῥεῖ, 164

παστός, παστάς, 536

πέλανος, 88-90

πολύθεστος, 46

πομπή, 152

πότνια θηρῶν, 194, 264-266

πρόβατα, 15

προκάθαρσις, 560

προσβολαί, 219

στέμματα, 594

στέφανος, 593

στυγνότης, 15

σύνθημα, 155³ (Footnote 402)

σφάγια, 63-73, 245, 250

τέμνειν σφάγια, 64

τίθηναι, 402, 465, 500

τράγος, 416, 421, 422

τραγῳδία, 421

ὕε κύε, 161

ὑποκόλπιος, 594

φάος ῥυέντης, 645

φίκολα, 645

φύλακες, 374, 580

Χαμύνη, 405

χρηστέ, 335

χύτραι, 35

χύτρινοι, οἱ, 35

χύτρος, 79

ὠμοφαγία, 483, 485

II. GENERAL.

Absyrtos, 68

Achaia, 128

Acheloüs, 435

Adikia, 613

Adrastos, 362

Agathos Daimon, 357, 544

Aglauros, 287

Agnoia, 585

Agnus castus, 106, 130

Agrae, 560

— mysteries at, 557-561

Agrionia, 465

Aiakos, 611

Aigisthos, 335

Aioleiai, 409

Alcmaeon, 220, 481

Alphita, 156

Amphiaraos, 27, 344

Amynos, 345-347

Anaklethra, 604

Ananke, 270, 606

Anodos, 122, 126, 276-285, 604

Anthesteria, 32-74

Anthropomorphism, 70

Aphrodite, 308-316, 641

Apollo and Orpheus, 460

Archemoros, 339

Archibacchos, 476

Ares, 375-377

Argei, 117

Arrephoria, 131-134

Artemis, 299-301

Artemis Munychia, 71

Asklepios, 341-350

Athamas, 110, 513

Athene, 301-308

Athene Aithuia, 305

Athene, birth of, 366

Aversion, gods of, ceremonies of, 8, 9

Bacchoi, 474-478, 561

Bacchos, 433

‘Bacchos’, 479, 480

Banquet of the Blest, 614

Baptism, 597

Bassarids, 461

Bath, ritual, 312

Baubo, 570, 570¹ (Footnote 1411)

Beating ceremonial, 100

Bee, 443, 444

Bellerophon, 220

Bessi, 370, 371

Birth of Aphrodite, 312

Birth, Sacred, 549-552

Book of the Dead, 577, 589

Boreads, 181

Boukolion, 537, 539

Bouphonia, 111-113

Brimo, 552-554

Brimos, 526, 549¹ (Footnote 1370)

Bromios, 414-417, 531

Buckthorn, 37

Bull-God, 432-437, 516

Bull-roarer, 527² (Footnote 1322)

Burning Bush, 410

‘Busk’, 118

Caecilia Secundina, 586, 587

Calendar, Attic, 29

Cereal intoxicants, 416-525

Cervisia, 424

‘Chalcidian pursuit’, 129

Chaos, 516

Charila, 106

Charites, 287-299, 438, 439

Choes, 38-40

Chryse, 306

Chthon, 200

Chytroi, 33-37

Cicones, 457, 470

Circle, 593-595

Clouds, parody of Orphism in, 512

Cnossos, 483

Commination Service, 145

Cradle, 524, 528

Credo and Confiteor, 156

Cremation, 510

Cretans, the, 479

Crete, 460, 565-568

Curses, 138-145

Cyamites, 545

Danaides, 614-624

Delphi, influence of, 557-561

Demeter and Kore, 271-273

‘Demeter’s people,’ dead as, 267

Dendrites, 426-432

Deo, 272

Despoina, 594-598, 600

Devotion, 161, 523

Dexion, 346-347

Diasia, 11-28

Dike, 507, 613

Dionysos, 364

— at Eleusis, 557, 561

— grave of, 558

— Omestes, 71

— on hero-reliefs, 360-363

Dipolia, 111

Dirae, 23, 143

‘Dirae’ of Teos, 143

Dithyramb, 412

Dithyrambos, 437-445

Dodona, gong at, 570

Dolioli, 44

Drama, origin of, 568

Drunkenness, 448

Dryas, 369

Egg in Mysteries, 628-630

Eiraphiotes, 488-495

Eirene, 270

Eiresione, 77-82

Eleusinian Mysteries, 540

Ennoia, 584-585

Epikleidia, 554¹ (Footnote 1379)

Epimenides, 401

Epoptes, 547

Erechtheus, 555

Ergane, 520

Erichthonios, 406

Erikapaios, 649

Erinyes, 61, 68, 213-239

Eris, 250

Eros, 626-659

— and Psyche, 533

— and the Mother, 639-641

Eubouleus, 586, 587, 588

Eukles, 586, 587, 588

Eumenides, 253-256

Eumolpidae, 554-557

Eumolpos, 554-557

Eunoë, 583, 584

Eurydice, 461, 603-605

Eurynomos, 186

Euthyphron, discussion of religion in the, 2

Everruncatio, 115

Eye, Evil, 196

Fan, winnowing, 528-535

February, 48-51

Februum, 49

Feralia, 49

Figs for purification, 99

Flaminica Dialis, 117

Flammeum, 522

Fleece of purification, 548

Flight ceremonies, 113

Fox totem, 462

‘Frummety’, 89² (Footnote 226)

Gephyrismoi, 136

Gong of Dodona, 570

Gorgoneion, 187-191

Graiae, 194-196

Gypsum, 135, 514

Hades, 601

Haloa, 145-150

Harpies, 178-183

Harvest-festivals, 75-119

Head of Orpheus, 469

Hebe-Ganymeda, 325

Hecate, 288

Helen Dendritis, 322

Helios, 462, 463

Hephaistos, 377

Hepialos, 167

Hera, 316-319

Herakles, 166, 347

— at Agrae, 547

— at Sekyon, 55

— in Hades, 612

— initiation of, 547

Herm, Eros as, 631

Hermes, 631

— Chthonios, 34, 35, 249

Heroes, 326-363

‘Hero-Feasts’, 350-363, 615

Hero-healers, 341-350

Heroines, cult of, 323-326

Heroïs, 403

Hersephoria, 287

Hesychidae, 247

Hesychos, 247

Hierophant, 550, 551, 564, 571, 594

Hippolytos, 354, 512

Holocaust, 16

Honey, 597

Horse-demons, 388

Horse-Medusa, 179

‘Horses’, 476

Hosia, 507

Hosioi, 434, 501-508

Hyakinthos, 339

Iacchos, 379, 414, 541-545

Iasion, 565, 566

‘Ikarios’ reliefs, 361

Immortality, 478, 571

Inferiae, 47

Intichiuma, 83

Iobaccheia, 538

Iobaccheion, 475

Iobacchoi, 656

Isodaites, 441, 482

Ivy, 429

Judges in Hades, 610

Kabeiroi, 653, 654

Kalligeneia, 126, 130, 270

Kallynteria, 114-116

Karpophoros, 263

Kathodos, 123

Ker, Eros as, 632, 636

Keraunia, 408-411

Keres, 35¹ (Footnote 45), 41-43, 165-217

Kernophoria, 160-549, 559

Kernophoros, 559

Kernos, 158, 159, 160, 549

Kerostasia, 183

Kerykainae, 212

Kerykeion, 42, 277

Kid, 595

Klodones, 373

Kore and Demeter, 271-273

Koreia, 145

Korybantes, 515

Korybas, 570

Koures, 401, 570

Kouretes, 172, 485, 492, 499-501

Kourotrophos, 267-271

Krithologos, 87

Kronia, 110

Kykeon, 155, 156

Leibethra, 457, 462, 469

Lemuria, 33, 34

Lesbos, 466-468

Lethe, 575-584

Liber, 528, 538

Libera, 528, 538

Libum, 89

Likna, 403

Liknites, 402, 403, 523, 524, 532, 534, 550

Liknon, 519-535

Liknophoria, 518-535, 547-549

Liknophoros, 534

Loutrophoria, 622

Lupercalia, 49-51

Lycomids, 471

Lycurgus, 369

Maenads, 389

Maiden, 262

Maimaktes, 17

Maniae, 255

Marriage, the Sacred, 535-538, 549-552

Masks, in ritual, 188

Masks on furnaces, 190

Matriarchy, 261, 273

Meilichioi, 16

Meilichios, 340

Melisponda, 510

Metempsychosis, 590

Metis, 649

Milk, 596-598

Mimallones, 373, 570

Mimes, 475

Minos, 611

Minotaur, 483

Mitos, 653

Mnemosyne, 509

— Well of, 575-584, 623

Moisture, Principle of, 431

Monotheism, 626

Mother, the, 260-271, 510

— and Son, 560, 561-563

Mountain Mother, 497-499

Mud in Mysteries, 615

Mysteries, 150

— Eleusinian, 150-160

— Lesser, 560

Mystes, 153

‘Mystic pig’, 548

Naassenes, 550

Name, new, 594

Nekuia, 73, 267

Nephalia, 91-98, 423, 509-511

Nesteia, 126

Nilus, S., 486

Ninnion, pinax of, 558, 561

Nyktelios, 441

Nymphs, 291, 318

Nysa, 379

Oknos, 618

Omadius, 485

Omestes, 489

Omophagia, 546² (Footnote 1367)

Omphalos, 59, 320, 321

— at Eleusis, 557, 558, 569, 561

Onomacritus, 473, 494

Orpheus, 456-478

— on vases, 602

Orphic Burial-Rites, 599

— Cosmogony, 625-659

— Eschatology, 573-624

— tablets, 574-600

— Theogony, 625, 626

— vases, 600-613

Osiris, 402, 440, 576, 577

Ourania, 316, 509

Paean, 439-442

Palingenesia, 527

Palladium, 302

Pallas, 301, 302

Pan, 101, 651

Panagia, 344

Pandora, 280-283

Pandrosos, 287

Panes, 278, 282, 290

Pangaion, 462

Pantomime, in ritual, 283

— sacred, 570

Pantomimes, 475

Parentalia, 49

Paris, judgment of, 292-299

Pastos, 158

Peirithoös, 612

Pelanos, 88-90, 156, 345, 349

Pelasgian characters, 468

Pelasgians, nameless gods of, 333

Pelops, 338

Perikonios, 430

Phanes, 646-648, 656

Pharmakos, 95-114

Pherophatta, 556

Philia, 356

Phix, 211

Phlya, 536, 537, 549

Phlya, mysteries at, 549, 641-646

Phokos, 338

Pholos, 386

Phytalmios, 427

Pig of purification, 152, 153

Pimpleia, 470

Pithoi, 617

Pithoigia, 32, 33¹ (Footnote 55), 37, 40-45

Pithos, 41

Plemochoae, 40, 161

Ploutos, 566, 567

Plynteria, 115

Poinae, 606

Polyxena, 61

Praxidikae, 188, 214

Priapos, 631

Proteurhythmos, 656-658

Protogene, 643

Protogonos, 648-651, 657

Protolaos, 653

Psoloeis, 409

Psychagogoi, 69

Psychostasia, 183

Ptuon, 531

Purification, ritual of, 24-29, 162

Purple in ritual, 249

Pyanepsia, 81

Pythagorean rites, 455, 646

Queen Archon, 537

Re-birth, 590

Rhabdos, 42-44, 277

Rhadamanthys, 611

Rhea, 562, 563

Rhombos, 491

Sabaiarius, 420

Sabazios, 418-420

Sacra, 157

Sacramentalism of food and drink, 454

Sacred Marriage, 551, 552, 564-566

— Spring, 522, 523

Sacrifice, fireless, 94

— human, 96, 109, 114

Sacrima, 84

Salmoneus, 59, 336, 607

Satrae, 370

Satyrs, 211, 380-388, 421, 422

Scape-goat, 105

Seilenoi, 388

Semele, 404

Semnai Theai, 239-253

Sieve, 532, 622

Simaetha, 139

Siren, 139, 197-207

Sisyphos, 607-610

Skedasos, daughters of, 71

Skira, 134, 135

Skirophoria, 134-136

‘Smileless Stone’, 127

Snake, Erinys as, 232-237

— form of hero, 327-332

Soul as bird, 200-201

— as star, 205

Sphinx, 207-211

Stenia, 136

Stepterion, 113

Stone of Parching, 577

Sublimation, 93

Tablets, Orphic, 574-600

Taboo, 83-85, 148, 154

Tantalos, 607, 608

— dog of, 227, 459

Tattooing, practice of, 464

Telchines, 171

Telesterion, 644

Thargelia, 74-119

Theoinia, 538

Theseus in Hades, 612

Thesmophoria, 120-160

Thesmophoriazusae, 144

Thesmophoros, 137

Thracians, 555

Thriae, 442, 443

Thriambos, 442-444

Thyiades, 402, 524

Titans, 493-495

Titles, cultus, 333-340

Tityos, 337

‘Token’, 155, 536, 551

Tonea, festival of, 316

Tragedy, 388, 421

Trinities, maiden, 286-292

Triptolemos, 273, 556, 563, 564, 610

Tritopatores, 179

Trophoniads, 580

Trophonios, 349, 579-581

Tyche, 270, 271

Uninitiated, the, 615

Vannus, 527-535

Veil, symbolism of, 522

Ver Sacrum, 522

Vestal Virgins, 44

Wand-bearers, 474-478

Water-Carriers in Hades, 615, 616

‘Well of Fair Dances,’ 127

Well-Nymphs, 620

Wheel, 589-593

Wine, 447

Women and agriculture, 272

World Egg, 626-630

Zagreus, 441, 480, 489, 491-496, 587, 588

Zan, 598

Zetes and Kalais, 181

Zeus Aktaios, 27

— Epiteleios, 356

— Hades, 17, 21

— Idaean, 480

— Ktesios, 643

— Meilichios, 13-28

— Philios, 356, 357

— Phyxios, 69

— Polieus, 111

— sacrifice to, in Homer, 11

Zythos, 424

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Notes in this chapter

Note 45 · Suidas s.v. θύουσί τε τῷ τε Μειλιχίῳ καὶ τῷ Κτησίῳ Διί, τὰ δὲ κώδια τούτων φυλάσσουσι καὶ Δία (δῖα) προσαγορεύονται, χρῶνται δ’ αὐτοῖς οἵ τεNote 3 · Plut. Q. Symp. III. 7. 1.Note 45 · Pind. Ol. IX. 33 οὐδ’ Ἀΐδας ἀκινήταν ἔχε ῥάβδον βρότεα σώμαθ’ ᾇ κατάγει κοίλαν πρὸς ἀγυιὰν θνᾳσκόντων. ἀκινήταν is usually rendered ‘unraiNote 41 · The process of primitive bread-making is fully discussed by Prof. Benndorf (Eranos Vindobensis, p. 374), to whom I am indebted for the view Note 58 · W. H. D. Rouse, Greek Votive Offerings, p. 339. Dr Rouse says that ‘binding spells’ δέματα ‘are still the terror of the Greek bridegroom.’Note 72 · Dem. 59. 116 κατηρήθη αὐτοῦ (τοῦ ἱεροφάντου) καὶ ὅτι Σινώπῃ τῇ ἑταίρᾳ Ἁλῴοις ἐπὶ τῆς ἐσχάρας τῆς ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ Ἐλευσῖνι προσαγούσῃ ἱερεῖον θύσεNote 99 · Clem. Al. Protr. II. 18 ἔστι τὸ σύνθημα Ἐλευσινίων Ἐνήστευσα, ἔπιον τὸν κυκεῶνα, ἔλαβον ἐκ κίστης, ἐργασάμενος (? ἐγγευσάμενος) ἀπεθέμην εἰςNote 103 · Schol. ad Plat. Gorg. p. 123 ἐν οἷς (τοῖς σμικροῖς μυστηρίοις) πολλὰ μὲν ἐπράττετο αἰσχρά, ἐλέγετο δὲ πρὸς τῶν μυουμένων ταῦτα· ἐκ τυμπάνου Note 30 · As evidence of the evil reputation of Keres Mr Gilbert Murray calls my attention to the pun in Eur. Tro. 424 which seems to have escaped theNote 26 · ἄγγελοι βασανισταί in the Apocalypse of Peter; see Dieterich, Nekuia p. 61.Note 33 · All the proposed etymologies, possible and impossible, are collected by Mannhardt, Mythologische Forschungen, p. 287. To his discussion mustNote 124 · Dr Kretschmer (Aus der Anomia p. 23) has shown that in all probability the second half of the name Dionysos (-νυσος) means ‘son’ or ‘young mNote 55 · Plut. Q. Gr. XXXVI. Ἐλθεῖν ἥρω Διόνυσε Ἀλείων ἐς ναόν, ἁγνὸν σὺν χαρίτεσσιν ἐς ναὸν τῷ βοέῳ ποδὶ θύων. Ἄξιε ταῦρε, ἄξιε ταῦρε.Note 56 · Plato Phaed. p. 69 C εἰσὶ γὰρ δὴ φασὶν οἱ περὶ τὰς τελετὰς ναρθηκοφόροι μὲν πολλοί, Βάκχοι δέ τε παῦροι. Olympiod. ad loc. παρῳδεῖ πανταχοῦ Note 57 · Published by Dr Sam. Wide, A. Mitt. XIX. (1894), p. 248; discussed by Dr Ernst Maass, Orpheus (1895); see Dr Erwin Rohde, Kleine Schriften, Note 34 · Nonnus may have based his poem on the Βασσαρικά of Dionysius, to which it seems possible that the fragments recently discovered of an epic pNote 45 · καὶ Κουρήτων βάκχος ἐκλήθην ὁσιωθείς. The word ὁσιωθείς is rendered ‘Set Free’ by Mr Murray in his translation for reasons explained laterNote 1 · Mr Andrew Lang (Custom and Myth p. 36) conjectures that the ‘use of the mystica vannus Iacchi was a mode of raising a sacred wind analogous Note 8 · Theocr. Id. VII. 155 ἇς ἐπὶ σωρῷ αὖθις ἐγὼ πάξαιμι μέγα πτύον. Cf. πήξας εὐῆρες ἐρετμόν of the oar of Odysseus. The scholiast on TheocritusNote 31 · Firmicus Mat. de Ev. Pr. Relig. p. 38 C neque verba solum sed etiam ritus nuptialis sacris mysticis intercurrisse indicio est solemnis gratuNote 46 · The singular and very peculiar ritual of bull-sacrifice described in the Kritias of Plato, and represented on imperial coins of Ilium, has rNote 49 · This passage is of such cardinal importance that the text is given below. The birth of Brimos and the ‘ear of grain reaped’ are often cited Note 58 · Soph. Oed. Col. 1048. I have translated κλῄς by key not by seal, although, as Prof. Jebb (ad loc.) points out, ‘there is no evidence for theNote 90 · The account of Psellus is for obvious reasons rather resumed than translated. Some of the rites recorded by Psellus are not in harmony with Note 44 · The κύκλος of the rites was probably a real wheel, but it is also possible that it was a circle drawn round the neophyte out of which he esc
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