Ballad, 190-200
Siegfried, saga of, 65, 76
Siena cult and amulets of Magi Kings, 86
Sigurd, see Siegfried
Silk: amulets from, England, 299 Silver: amulets, of Magi Kings, 85-6; Devon, 341, Naples, 223, Portugal, 215 (plate), 217-24 (plate), Spain, 223; hounds in Odyssey, 71 Sindibad, story of, 76, 161-2, 173, 180
Singer, S.: Blood-Kinship, 343-4 Sioux Indians: amulet, 297; folktale, 177
Sipylus mountain: in Iliad, 165 Sirens, myth of, 169-72
Sisyphus, myth of, 159, 181-2 Sita, Indian goddess, 59
Sivavarman, in tale of Adityavarman, 156
Sixpences, lucky, 293, 300
Skenpeth in legend of Savaddan lake, 460
Skidvladner, Odin's ship, 187 Skimmington riding, Devon, 90 Skipwith, G. H., communication from,
Skirnir, in Edda, 65 Skirophoria, the, 238
Skull: amulets in shape of, England,
295, Flanders, 204; pieces as amu- lets, Italy, 208; in rain-making,
Slavische Volksforschungen, Abhand- lungen über Glauben, Gewohnheits- recht, Sitten, Bräuche und die Guslaren-lieder der Südslaven, Vor- wiegend auf Grund eigener Erhe- bungen, by Dr F. Krauss, re- viewed, 503-5
Slavonians: folktales, 170-1; religion,
Sleeper: newt may enter, Ireland, 317
Sleeping armies and heroes: Ireland, 321-3
Slipper: as amulet, England, 295 Slow-worm: in cure for warts, Somer- set, 89; harmful, Somerset, 89 Smallpox St Roch averts, Flanders,
Snakes: adders swallowing their young, Dorset, 473-4; amulets in shape of, England, 297, 362; Ask- lepios as, 60; bite pregnant women preferably, Sussex, 474; in folk- tales, India, 114, 349; ghost appears as, Torres Straits, 483; head in hunting charm, Lower Congo, 436; in Homeric poems, 59-60; horned, 107; in linked totems, New Guinea &c., 483; Nereid takes shape of, Greece, 168; omens from, Iliad, 59; Proteus as, 166; in rain-mak- ing, Anatolia, 312; slaver gives knowledge of beast language, 65; snake-bite, amulet against, Italy, 314, and Magi Kings protect from, 85; snake-goddess, Crete, 239; snakeskin as amulet, Flanders, 204; stone vomited to attract food, Lower Niger, 498; turned to stone, Iliad, 166; water snake, Iliad, 59; white, eaten to learn beast language, 65 Sneezing as omen, Greeks, 106, Japan, 375; saying about, Greeks,
106; unlucky at Cheese Sunday banquet, Greek islands, 106 Sociétés Secrètes au Bas Congo, Les, by E. de Jonghe, reviewed, 370, 373 Sociology of the Arranda and Chinga- lee Tribes, The, (Northern Territory, Australia), by R. H. Mathews, 99- 103
Solomon islands: wind and rain bringers, 185
Solomon, King, see King Solomon Solymi, in saga of Bellerophon, 157 Somadeva, tales of, see Katha sarit
Some Characteristics of English Folk-
Music, by C. J. Sharp, 130, 132-52 Some Folk-Lore Stories and Songs in Chinyanja, by R. S. Rattray, re- viewed, 254-6
Some Notes on Homeric Folk-Lore, by W. Crooke, 52-77, 153-89 Somerset: (see also Aisholt; Athelney; Badgworth; Battle Borough; Brent Knoll; Bridgwater; Cadbury Camp; Cannington; Cannington Marsh; Cannington Park; Car- hampton; Catford; Charlton Hore- thorne; Cheddar; Clagland's Cor- ner; Combwich; Crowcombe ; Cul- bone; Danesboro' hill; Downend ; Dowsboro'; Durleigh; Farringdon Hill; Keenthorne; Mendips; Nor- ton Fitzwarren; Old Cleeve; Par- rett river; Pen-Selwood; Petherton; Polden hills; Porlock; Puriton; Quantocks; Rodway Hill; Sedge- moor Fight; Shervage wood; Steepholme; Stockland; Stogum- ber; Stogursey castle; Stoke Courcy; Stolford; Stowey; Taun- ton; Timberscombe; Tone river; Trendle Ring; Watchet; Wick; and Williton); amulet, 299 (plate); folk-song, 146; Sundry Notes from West Somerset and Devon, by Rev. C. W. Whistler, 88-91 Somerset (Aus.): dead, disposal of,
Sorcery, see Magic; and Witchcraft Soul: in Celto- Latin beliefs, 368; on death appears as animal, Torres Straits, 483-4, or shooting star, Japan, 375; names for, Lower Niger, 498; road of, 184
South corpse buried to face, Aus- tralia, 393
South America: (see also Peru); Amazon legends, 161; lactation in male, 106; porpoises water women, 169
South Australia, see Adelaide; Alice springs; Angipena; Coburg Penin- sula; Daly river; Hermannsburg; Macumba river; Moorundie; Mur- ray river; Overland Corner; Port Darwin; Powell's Creek; Upper Finke river; and Victoria river. South Canara: buffalo races, 475; cock-fighting, 475; harvest custom, 475; omen from falling lizard,
Spain (see also Basques); amulets,
220-21 (plate), 223-4; folktale, 327; medal of Magi Kings, 85 Sparrow in folktales, Tibet, 116-7; omen from, Iliad, 59
Sparrowhawk: in folktale, Australia, 305
Sparta (see also Magonla); bathing, 470
Spears: of Irish Red Branch cham- pions, 64
Specimens of Modern Mascots and Ancient Amulets of the British Isles, by A. R. Wright and E. Lovett, 258, 288-303 (plates) Spelonken district, see Balemba Sphere, armillary: as amulet, Portu- gal, 219
Spider in folktales, Tibet, 116-7 Spindle: not twirled during council, India, 506
Spinning songs, see Folk-songs Spitting as betrothal pledge, 367 Sponge an animal, modern Greece,
Spring: (see also under months); days of grass," Morocco, 458; Germany, 509; scents from censers of paradise, Morocco, 458 Springs warm, Hercules, god of, 63 Squirrel as death warning, Louth,
318; hunted, Good Friday, Somer- set, 41; jaw as amulet, Sioux, 297; skin as amulet, England, 297 Staffordshire, see Lichfield Stag, see Deer
Stars: "lucky stars," England, 293; shooting, souls of dead, Japan, 375, or spirits playing, Lower Congo, 420
Starvation, charm against, Cavan, 323 Stealing of hair not unlucky, Ireland, 319; in pregnancy charm, Lower
Suicides: buried at cross roads, Lower Congo, 423, or at north side of churchyards, England, 459; Lower Niger, 498
Sulmona festival, 313-5 (plate) Sultan: votaries sleep on ground, 68 Sumatra neighbouring island of women, 161
Summer: (see also under names of months); summer figures, Hesse, 384
Sun: Apollo's late connection with, 240; in folktales, 19, Assam, 480; Helios the sun god, 60, 163, 182; passes through opening and shutting rocks, 184; rising, burial with head towards, Lower Congo, 429; rising, first tooth shed thrown towards, Lower Congo, 422; Sisyphus as sun
Sunday: (see also Easter Sunday; and Palm Sunday); after Easter, Agnus Dei cakes blessed, 203; after Lam- mas, feast of St Wilfrid, Ripon, 464-6 (plate); in folktales of fairies, 326-7; unlucky day for patient's rally, Ireland, 317; well custom, May, Aberdeenshire, 472 Sundry Notes from West Somerset and Devon, by Rev. C. W. Whistler, 88-91
Sunrise water for charm brought before, Kerry, 316 Surrey: (see also Brooklands; Croy- don; and Lambeth); amulets, 297-8 (plate); folk-songs, 476 Survival of Incubation?, A, by Mrs. M. C. Harrison, 313-5 (plate)
Sussex (see also Hand Cross; and Lewes); ballad, 191, 199; folk- songs, 476
Sutcombe amulet, 340-1
Svanetia : blood-kinship custom, 343-4 Swaffham in folktale, 242, 333-6 Swallow as amulet, Flanders, 204; bring good fortune, Flanders, 204; eyes grow if blinded, 107; in folk- tale, Nyanja, 256
Swan; watching as task in folktale, 158
Swan maiden type of folktale, 168-9, 376, 481, 506
Swastika: as amulet, England, 295;
replaced by Solomon's seal, 220 Sweden (see also Gothland island); Hellgren's Sånglekår fran Naas noticed, 510
Sweet potato: in folktale, Maoris, 177
Switzerland, see Bern Canton Sydney grave hut, 405 Symplegades, legend of, 60 Syra: half-man monster, 173 Syria: northern, prehistoric population of, 58
Taboos: 126; on eating, Balemba, 282; faqir, India, 69; Lower Niger, 498; medicine-man, Japan, 69; amongst Meitheis, 480; during pregnancy, 368; on priests at Dodona, 67-9; show clan names, Nyanja, 255
Tabor, C. J.: Modern Mascots and Ancient Amulets of the British Isles, 301-3; Thar-Cake, 337-9
Vaisravana, in Ramayana, 173 Valentine's Day; amulets given on, Lincolnshire, 87
Vali, the avenger of Balder, 164 Vampire Balkan Penin., 503 Vedas, the, 491-2
Veil divine, saves Odysseus, 73 Venetia, see Padua
Venus in Tannhauser legend, 178 Vergilius the magician, 72 Vice Presidents, election of, 3 Victoria (Aus.): (see also Gippsland ; and Omeo); dead, disposal of, 389- 90, 397, 399; languages, 389 Victoria river: stones on grave, 394 Vidhusaka, in Hindu tale, 65 Vikramaditya, saga of, 72
Vila, evil fairy, Balkan Penin., 503-4 Viper, see Snake
Virgin Mary added to amulets, Portugal, 217 (plate), 222-3; festi- val of Madonna della Libera, Abruzzi, 313-5 (plate); medals as amulets, Flanders, 206-8; miracu- lous statue, Hal, 205; statuette as protector or amulet, Flanders, 206-7 Virgin Mary bean as amulet, British Isles, 300
Volcanoes: Chimæra as v., Iliad, 159 Volkskundliche Zeitschriftenschau für 1904, by L. Dietrich, reviewed, 125-6
Vomiting in poison ordeal, Lower Congo, 417
Votive offerings: Belgium, 208, 211; India, 474-5; Mexico, 500; Portu- gal, 220
Waistbelt: as cure for headache, Australia, 304
Wak, island of, 161
Wales: (see also Gwydion; and under names of counties); folktale, 333-4; spirit-raising, 327-31; Thomas' The Welsh Fairy Book reviewed, 119-23; west, opening doors to release soul, 108
Wallaby as token, Australia, 103 Wand, magic: in Homeric poems, 71 Warderan Baiamai from, 485 War gods: Poseidon, 239 Warts: charm against, Cavan, 315; cure for, Somerset, 89 Warwickshire: (see also Arden, forest of; Bidford; Hatton; Honeley; Kenilworth; and Wroxhall Abbey);
Wasp in charm for dogs, Lower Congo, 436
Wassailing apple-trees, Somerset, 91 Watchet; broom over door of absent
wife, 91; foundation of, 48; St Decuman, 33, 35
Water (see also Bathing; Rivers and streams; Springs; Waterfalls; Wells; and Whirlpool); left in house overnight thrown out, Lower Congo, 424; running, cannot be crossed by dead, Upper Congo, 93; running, Proteus as, 166; "of three boundaries," in charm, Kerry, 316
Water of life: in folktales, Russia, 184 Waterfalls: Grim, spirit, 171 Water snake, in Iliad, 59, 62 Water spirits (see also Mermaid beliefs); albinos as incarnations of, Lower Congo, 422-3; annual victim, England &c., 171; Lower Niger, 498; nixies, Germany, 171, Netherlands, 171, Slavonians, 171 Waterville ghost funeral, 321 Water-women, see Mermaid beliefs Wathen: ceremony to honour dead dog, 436-7; hunting customs, 434-5; ndembo society, 373 Wathi-wathi tribe: folktale, 303-4; grave hut, 405
Waw-Wyper tribe: fire custom after death, 404
Wayland Smith: in place names, Somerset, 41
Wedding Custom, by Miss C. S. Burne, 339-40
Wedding ring, see Rings, finger Week, days of, see Days and Seasons Weeks, Rev. J. H.: Notes on Some Customs of the Bangala Tribe, Upper Congo, 92-7; Notes on some Customs of the Lower Congo People, 409-37
Wells holy, Aberdeenshire, 472, Flanders, 206, Somerset, 49; May custom, Aberdeenshire, 472 Welsh Fairy Book, The, by W. J. Thomas, reviewed, 119-23 Wends: ancient religion, 127 Weobley ballad, 193; beating with withy stick stops growth, 199-200 Wer-beasts: Western Isles (Scot.), 71 Werner, Miss A.: review by,-Rat- tray's Some Folk-Lore Stories and
Toothache; amulets for, Flanders, 207 Torbela: folktales, 507 Tornado deity, Lower Niger, 498 Torres Straits: Reports of the Cam- bridge Expedition to Torres Straits, vol. VI, reviewed, 482-8 Torrington: amulet against fits, 341-2 Tortoise in folktales, Morocco, 457,
Nyanja, 256, Tibet &c., 116 Totemism: 126; Africa, 254; Aus- tralia, 102-3, 484; Europe, 369; Fiji islands, 483; Malay Peninsula, 246; Murray island, 483-4; New Guinea, 483; North America, 484 Townshend, D.: Fishers' Folklore, 108
Transmigration beliefs: Lower Niger, 498
Transvaal, see Balemba; Basutos; Bathonga; Drakensberg; Leyden- burg; Leydsdorp; Palabora hills; and Zoutpansberg Transylvania: folktale, 157 Travaux de l'Année Sociologique : Essais sur le Régime des Castes, by C. Bouglé, reviewed, 488-92 Treasure: associated with
Roman camps, 34; ointment reveals, 74 Treasurer, election of, 4 Trees in folklore: (see also Aloe-tree; Apple-tree; Ash-tree; Banyan-tree; Bay-tree; Box-tree; Camwood-tree; Coco-nut palm; Elm-tree; Fig-tree; Fir-tree; Fruit-trees; Maple-tree; Mountain ash tree; Myrtle-tree; Oak-tree; Palm-tree; Patali-tree; Plantain-tree; Pomegranate-tree; Rose-tree; Shrew-trees; Willow- tree; Wych-elm tree; and Yew- tree); amongst Celto-Latins, 368; clan names from Panjab, 268; in folktales, Celebes, 232, Germany, 233; in Homeric poems, 65-6, 166; oracular, 67; Proteus as tree, 166; singing, in folktales, Slavon- ians, 170; whirlpool spirit lurks under, India &c., 180
Trendle Ring; dragon legend, 36 Trident of Poseidon, 239 Tripods, magic, of Hephaistos, 71 Troad: (see also Scamander river); knowledge of not traceable in Odyssey, 57
Troezen: Hippolytus as god, 157; Poseidon brought from, 239 Trophonius and Agamedes, tale of,
Tuatha Dé Danaan, 185 Tuisco, the deity, 354-5, 358 Turkey-in-Asia, see Anatolia; Asia Minor; Bosphorus; Cilicia; Pales- tine; Rhodes; and Syria Turkey-in-Europe: (see also Bosnia; Bosphorus; Constantinople; Herze- govina; Macedonia; and Thrace); folktales, 502; Turks as spreaders of folklore, 502, 504-5
Turks Praying for Rain, by Rev. G. E. White, 258, 308-12
Turning chairs as charm, London, 301 Turquoise juggling to find lost t., Tibet, 117
Tuscany: (see also Cortona; Pistoia; and Siena); witch medals, 87 Twelfth Night: wassailing apple-trees, Somerset, 91
Twenty seven; in poison ordeal, Lower Congo, 417
Twins: destroyed, Lower Niger, 498; mother sent to "twin town," Lower Niger, 498; names of, Lower Congo, 420; treatment of, Lower Congo, 423.
Two Brothers, Egyptian tale of, 156 Tyro, in Odyssey, 163
Udayin, King, see King Udayin Udipi: votive offering, 475 Uganda: Moyo clan, 255
Ulster: (see also Antrim; and Cavan);
spears of Red Branch champions, 64 Umbaia tribe: burial customs, 403 Umbria, see Perugia
Unbaptized, see Baptism
Uncle, maternal: on Lower Congo, 411, 413, 415, 423, 425 Underworld, see Hades Unicorn: one-horned antelope, Bos- jeman's drawing, 107
United States of North America: (see also Huron Indians; Iroquois Indians; Micmac Indians; Mus quakie Indians; Pawnee Indians; Pueblo Indians; and Sioux In- dians); mascots, 290, 292, 296 (plate) Unlucky days and deeds, see Lucky
and unlucky days and deeds Upper Finke river, see Arranda tribe Urre of Hungary, in Arthur saga, 73 Use of a Skull in a Rain-making Ceremony in Corsica, The, by F.
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