Iron, spirits' dread of, 234-235

Iroquois Indians, dualistic myth of,
146 ; creation myth of, 147, 179-
180 ; myth of the Two Brothers
of, 191 ; behef in after-life of,
212



INDEX



Ishtar and Tamrauz, myth of, 251 ;

described, 288
Isis, Egyptian goddess, 129-130,

246, 286
Italapas, coyote-god of the Chinook

Indians, 301, 303
Italy, modem magic in, 236-237
Ivy, as sacred plant, 94-95
Izanagi, Japanese creative god,

168
Izanami, Japanese creative goddess,

168



J



Jack-in-the-Green, 137

Jacy, Tupi Indian moon-god, 184

Japanese, creation myth of, 147,

168, 194 ; culture myth of, 150 ;

place of punishment of, 154 ;

adventures in Underworld of, 155 ;

mythic literature, 259-260
Jevons, Dr F. B., on myths, 86 ;

his Introduction to the History of

Religion, 86
Joskeha (White One), Huron Indian

deity, 37, 191
Jotunn, Norse giants alluded to in

the " Voluspa," 261, 293
" Journey of Skimir, The," Norse

mythic book, 261
Juno, 80 ; as mother of Vulcan, 279
Jupiter, mjrth of, as swan, 28 ;

equated with Zeus and Tyr, 48 ;

as thunder- deity, 124 ; Leland on

invocation to, 237; in Shelley's

Prometheus Unbound, 276 ; in

Milton's Paradise Lost, 277 ;

Spenser on, 278
Jurupari, Brazilian Indian deity,

192



Kali, Hindu goddess, variant of

Durga, 291
Kame, Carib Indian hero-god, 182
Karaya Indians, star myth of, 140 ;

their myth about Milky Way, 141 ;

their myth about Orion, 141
Karma, Hindu deity, 159
Kartikeya, Hindu god, 256
Karu, hero-god of the Mundruku

Indians, 183
Keri, hero-god of Bakairi (Carib)

Indians, 182
Keridwen, British goddess, 227,

296



Khepera, Egyptian creative deity,
163 ; Osiris takes form of, 164

Khnemu, creative acts of, 165

Kiche Indians (Guatemala), creation
myth of, 147, 172, 264-265 ; their
myth of origin of man, 148 ; their
myth of origin of heroes, 149,
265-268 ; Underworld of, 212;
mythical history of, 268 et seq.
