Index.
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Giants, Greek, 274, possible origin of idea of, 277, land of, Thor's visit to, 290 Giddiness, cure for, 387 Gifts, not sacrificial, to spirits, 143 Gipsy folklore, a curse, 377) in
India, 224 Girls, born on Christmas Eve, may be witches, 2, are not maidens, 9, lucky as firstborn, 195 Glaive of Light, object of wonder- journey, 299, or gift preceding it, 302 Glam, an Indian parallel to, 199 " Glarre poultice," for corns, 389 Gloucestershire, bird folklore of, 376 Gnostic idea of the serpent-woman,
28s Goblins, in India, 200 God, African idea of, 141, definition of a, 65, and death, 275, and the Saints in modern Greek folklore,
275
Godden, Miss G. M., 333, 340, 342
Goddesses changed into gods, 263,
Gods, (^see also Idols and Images), most useful when stolen, 355, threatened by worshippers, 339
Gollancz, (Hermann), (^translators. The History of Sindban and the Seven Wise Masters, 99
Gold, fairy, 379, in medicinal folk- lore, 387
Golden, apples and dragon-guard, 275, bird, object of wonder-jour- ney, 299, citron-tree and lion- guards, 275, fleece, object of won- der-journey, 299
Goldermerstein, L. , The Ten Wazirs, 76, The Part played by Water in Marriage Customs, 84
Gomme, G. L., cited 308
' Good people,' euphemism for fairies, 285
Gorakhpur, North India, birth of a god at, 331
Gorgons, the, 275
Gramadevata, or village god, as pot- god, 352
Grass, rubbed on gums to cure tooth- cutting pains, 388
Grateful Ghost, Sir Amadas, com- pared with Orendel, 295
Gray Coat, {see Holy Coat of Treves) in Orendel, 290, 292
Grease as a sign of fasting, 333
Greece, eschatology of, 369, folklore
of, Achilles in the White Island, 197, vampires, 199
Greek Art, in relation to idolatry, 325, 326, cults, 260, culture, 278, folk- songs and folktales, 272, formulse for god-compulsion, 339 {and see Greek below)
Greek Folk- Poesy, Annotated transla- tions from the whole Cycle oj Romaic Folk- Verse and Folk-Prose, by Lucy M. J. Garnett, edited with Essays on the Science of Folklore, Greek Folk-Speech, and the Sur- vival of Paganism, by J. S. Stuart- Glennie, reviewed, 272
Greek, modern parallels to well- known folk-tales, 274-276, myths, development of, 51, in relation to happy otherworld and re-birth, 368, parallels to fairies, 36, 46, and pre-Christian Irish culture contrasted, 367, 369, proverb on fairy gold, 379, temples, actual abodes of the gods, 335, conceal- ment of images, in, 344, year, lunar, 354
Green, colour of fairy garments, 380
'• Green Garters," Oxfordshire morris- dancers' song, 318, words and air 320
" Greensleeves," or " Bacca Pipes' Jig," Oxfordshire morris-dancers' song, 318, words and air, 323
Gregor, Rev. Dr., Obituary of, 188
Griffis, Dr. W. G. on Japanese god- punishment, 339
Grimm, J. {see also Binding of a God) referred to, on Orendel, 291, on Rapunzel, 299
Groa, wife of Orvendill, 290, 293,
Grogaldr, Icelandic poem cited, 302
Gromwell seeds, a cure for stone, 387
Groot, Prof. De, cited on Chinese funeral customs, 201
Grote, G., on the true character of a Greek temple, 335
Grundtvig, S. , on the Svipdag story, 299, 30I) 302, 303, 304
Guinevere, instance of change of theme in tale, 300
Guinglain, classified, 299
Guisers, 70
Hailey, Oxfordshire, Whit-hunt at,
311 Hair, human, in relation to witch- craft, 3, 4, 7, and to cures, 187,
