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INDEX
Vowel Sounds.—H, almost like u vafur; at, like i in high; a, as in palm', e, like a in
late; i, as e in he; o, as in shore; it, as in pull; u, as in sun.
Abhimanyu (ab-hi-mun'yoo), son of
Arjuna and Subhadra, 228; marries
Uttara, Princess of Virata, 269; in
great war, 286 el seq.; fall of, 298,
299^ in vision of the dead warriors,
320, 321; in Paradise of Indra, 327.
Achaens (a-ke'ans), burial rites of, xxxvi;
as pork eaters, 136.
Achilles (a-kel-es), contrasted with
Indian hero, xlviii, 17.
A'dad, the "hammer god ", 3.
"Adam's Bridge", apes construct for
Rama, 418.
Aditi (a-dee-tee), mother of the Adityas,
32, 58, 148.
Adityas (a-deet'yas), early group of
deities, 28; Mitra and, 29, 30, 32;
Surya and, 33; sustained by soma, 36;
in Varuna's heaven, 58, 59, 148.
Africa, Garden of Eden in, xxiv.
Afro-Eurasian languages and peoples,
xxiv.
Afro-European languages, xxiv.
Ages (Historical), Vedic, Brahmanical
Buddhist, Brahmanical Revival, 119.
Ages of the universe (Yugas), doctrine
of and relation to castes, xxv, xliii;
in Indian, Greek, and Irish mytho-
logies, xliv; traces of in Egyptian
mythology, xliv; Indra-Vritra con-
flict in Krita age, 7 et seq. See
World's Ages.
Agni (ag'nee), god of fire, in Vedic age,
xxxi; tribal worship of, xxxii; mes-
senger between gods and men, xxxiii;
the Teutonic Heimdal and, xlv, 20,
21, 22; Brihaspati and, 10; harvest-
offerings to, 14; as winner of god's
race, 14, 15; as Indra's brother and
vm
as Brahma, 19; myths regarding
origin of, 20 et seq.; identified with
Mitra, 22, 28; as sire of three human
sons, 22; worshipper of like Martin
Elginbrodde, 23, 24; as ministrant
of sacrifice, 23; Indra's attributes
absorbed by, 24; rain god and, 26;
supplants Varuna in Indra's service,
28, 29; not a Mitanni god, 31; in
Nala story, 31; in rival group of
deities, 32; "sun has nature of", 36;
vows before a fire, 37; as " vital
spark", 37; why worshippers of
burned their dead, 38, 39, 116; non-
Babylonian character of, 41; as enemy
of demons of disease, 67; Vishnu as
a phase of, 122, 123; subject to
Brahma, 134; Shiva absorbed attri-
butes of, 148; as father of Kartikeya,
152; cursed by Daksha, the rishi,
154; "of the Bharatas", 155; as a
suitor of Damayanti, 332 et seq.; ap-
pears at ordeal of Sita, 425.
Agriculture, early Ayro-Indians had
knowledge of, 76, 77.
Ahi (a'hee), the demon, " the confmer ",
66.
Ahura (a'hiir'a), signifies god in Persian.
Ahiir'a-Maz'da (Ormuzd), supreme Per-
sian deity, xxxiii, 62.
Ainus of Japan, xxvii.
Airavata (ai'ra-vat-a), Indra's elephant,
18; origin of, 144.
"Air of Life", Indra source of, 19;
spirit as, 37.
Akhenaton (a-khen-a'ton), Mitanni
Aryans and, xxx.
Ale, the "sura" of the early Ayro-
Indians, 77.
Vowel Sounds.—H, almost like u vafur; at, like i in high; a, as in palm', e, like a in
late; i, as e in he; o, as in shore; it, as in pull; u, as in sun.
Abhimanyu (ab-hi-mun'yoo), son of
Arjuna and Subhadra, 228; marries
Uttara, Princess of Virata, 269; in
great war, 286 el seq.; fall of, 298,
299^ in vision of the dead warriors,
320, 321; in Paradise of Indra, 327.
Achaens (a-ke'ans), burial rites of, xxxvi;
as pork eaters, 136.
Achilles (a-kel-es), contrasted with
Indian hero, xlviii, 17.
A'dad, the "hammer god ", 3.
"Adam's Bridge", apes construct for
Rama, 418.
Aditi (a-dee-tee), mother of the Adityas,
32, 58, 148.
Adityas (a-deet'yas), early group of
deities, 28; Mitra and, 29, 30, 32;
Surya and, 33; sustained by soma, 36;
in Varuna's heaven, 58, 59, 148.
Africa, Garden of Eden in, xxiv.
Afro-Eurasian languages and peoples,
xxiv.
Afro-European languages, xxiv.
Ages (Historical), Vedic, Brahmanical
Buddhist, Brahmanical Revival, 119.
Ages of the universe (Yugas), doctrine
of and relation to castes, xxv, xliii;
in Indian, Greek, and Irish mytho-
logies, xliv; traces of in Egyptian
mythology, xliv; Indra-Vritra con-
flict in Krita age, 7 et seq. See
World's Ages.
Agni (ag'nee), god of fire, in Vedic age,
xxxi; tribal worship of, xxxii; mes-
senger between gods and men, xxxiii;
the Teutonic Heimdal and, xlv, 20,
21, 22; Brihaspati and, 10; harvest-
offerings to, 14; as winner of god's
race, 14, 15; as Indra's brother and
vm
as Brahma, 19; myths regarding
origin of, 20 et seq.; identified with
Mitra, 22, 28; as sire of three human
sons, 22; worshipper of like Martin
Elginbrodde, 23, 24; as ministrant
of sacrifice, 23; Indra's attributes
absorbed by, 24; rain god and, 26;
supplants Varuna in Indra's service,
28, 29; not a Mitanni god, 31; in
Nala story, 31; in rival group of
deities, 32; "sun has nature of", 36;
vows before a fire, 37; as " vital
spark", 37; why worshippers of
burned their dead, 38, 39, 116; non-
Babylonian character of, 41; as enemy
of demons of disease, 67; Vishnu as
a phase of, 122, 123; subject to
Brahma, 134; Shiva absorbed attri-
butes of, 148; as father of Kartikeya,
152; cursed by Daksha, the rishi,
154; "of the Bharatas", 155; as a
suitor of Damayanti, 332 et seq.; ap-
pears at ordeal of Sita, 425.
Agriculture, early Ayro-Indians had
knowledge of, 76, 77.
Ahi (a'hee), the demon, " the confmer ",
66.
Ahura (a'hiir'a), signifies god in Persian.
Ahiir'a-Maz'da (Ormuzd), supreme Per-
sian deity, xxxiii, 62.
Ainus of Japan, xxvii.
Airavata (ai'ra-vat-a), Indra's elephant,
18; origin of, 144.
"Air of Life", Indra source of, 19;
spirit as, 37.
Akhenaton (a-khen-a'ton), Mitanni
Aryans and, xxx.
Ale, the "sura" of the early Ayro-
Indians, 77.