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Title	The Mythology of the Aryan Nations, 2nd ed.
Author	George William Cox
Year	1887
Publisher	Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.
Location	London
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CONTENTS.

BOOK I.
CHAPTER I.
POPULAR THEORIES ON THE ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF MYTHOLOGY.
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Method of Inquiry 1
The Nature of the Problem to be solved 1
Condition of Society in the Greek Heroic Age 2
Character of "Homeric" Mythology 3
Contrast between Mythological and Religious Belief 3
The Lyric and Tragic Poets were conscious of this Contrast 4
Conflicting Views as to its Origin 4
Theory of a Corrupted Revelation 5
System of Secondaries 5
Nature of the Doctrines perverted in Greek Mythology 6
Relations of Will between Zeus and Athênê 7
Peculiar Forms of Greek Mythology 8
Consequences involved in the Perversion of an Original Revelation 8
Comparison of the Homeric with the Vedic Mythology 9
Methods of determining the Extent of Primitive Revelation 10
Evidence of the Book of Genesis 10
Its Character 11
Limits of that Evidence 11
Course of Revelation in the Old Testament 12
Necessity of accounting for the Character of Greek Mythology 12
Allegorical Interpretation of Myths 13
CHAPTER II.
THE RELATION OF MYTHOLOGY TO LANGUAGE.
Origin of Abstract Words 14
Expansive Power of Sensuous Words 14
Origin of Language 15
Immobility of Savage Races 16
Historical Results of the Analysis of Language 17
Earliest Conditions of Thought 18
CHAPTER III.
THE SOURCE OF MYTHICAL SPEECH.
The Infancy of Mankind 20
Earliest Condition of Thought and its Consequences 20
Primary Myths 22
Secondary Myths 23
Polyonymy, as affecting the Growth of Mythology 23
Use of Abstract and Concrete Names 25
Myths arising from the Use of Equivocal Words 26
Disintegration of Myths 28
CHAPTER IV.
THE DEVELOPEMENT OF MYTHS.
Elasticity of Mythical Speech 29
Results of Mythical Language 30
Evidence of this Developement furnished by the Rig-Veda 31
Relative Age of Greek Myths 31
Solar Myths 32
Changeful Action of the Sun 33
Repulsive Developements of Solar Legends 34
Origin of these Developements 34
Tendency to localize Mythical Incidents 35
Vitality of the Mythopoeic Faculty 35
Constant Demand for New Mythical Narratives 36
Transmutation of Names really Historical 37
Groundwork of the Mythology of Northern Europe 37
Groundwork of the " Homeric" Mythology 39
Comparison of Greek and Norse Mythology 40
Special Characteristics of Greek Mythology 41
Full Developement of Greek Mythology 42
Arrested Growth of Northern Mythology 43
Light thrown on both by the Vedic Hymns 44
Stages in the Growth of Mythical Systems 44
CHAPTER V.
DIFFUSION OF MYTHS.
The Common Element in Aryan Mythology 47
The Greek Mythology of itself explains the Nature of this Common Element 48
The Norse Mythology points in precisely the same Direction 49
The Missing Link is supplied in the Older Vedic Poems 50
The Key to all Aryan Mythology 50
Germs of Mythical Tales 52
Truthfulness of Mythical Description 53
Groundwork of Aryan Mythology 53
Greek Dynastic Legends 54
Growth of Popular Traditions 55
Aryan Folklore 56
Legends seemingly not resolvable into Phrases relating to Physical Phenomena 56
The Brahman and the Goat 57
The Master Thief 57
The Legend of Rhampsinitos 59
The Story of Karpara and Gata 60
The Story of Trophonios and Agamêdês 61
The Shifty Lad 61
Point and Drift of these Stories 62
The Hellenic Master Thief 63
The Origin of the Story of the Master Thief 64
Limits to the Hypothesis of Conscious Borrowing 65
Framework of Popular Stories 67
The Story of the Dog and the Sparrow 67
The Story of the Nautch-Girl and the Parrot 69
Origin and Growth of these Stories 71
The Stories of Vicram and Hermotimos 72
The Table, the Ass, and the Stick 74
The Brahman, the Jackal, and the Barber 75
The Lad who went to the North Wind 77
The Story of Punchkin 77
The Giant who had no Heart in his Body 79
Mythical Repetitions and Combinations 81
Agency of Beasts in these Stories 81
Influence of Written Literature on Folk-lore 83
Faithful John 84
Rama and Luxman 86
Mythical Imagery of these Stories 88
The Sleep or Death of Summer 89
Origin of all Myths relating to Charmed Sleep of Beautiful Maidens 90
Charms or Spells in the Odyssey and in Hindu Stories 92
The Snake Leaves 94
The Two Brothers 95
Myths of the Night, the Moon, and the Stars 97
The Battle of Light and Darkness 98
Character of Aryan Folk-lore 100
Historical Value of Aryan Popular Traditions 101
CHAPTER VI.
MYTHICAL PHRASES AS FURNISHING MATERIALS FOR THE TEUTONIC EPIC POEMS, AND THE LEGENDS OF ARTHUR AND ROLAND.
Points of Likeness between the Greek and Teutonic Epics 102
The Volsung Tale 103
The Story of Sigurd 105
The Rescue of Brynhild 108
The Story of Gudrun 111
Helgi Sagas 113
The First Helgi 114
The Second Helgi 114
The Third Helgi 115
The Nibelungen Lay 117
Sigurd, Siegfried, and Baldur 118
The Story of Hagen 121
The Vengeance of Kriemhild 124
Historical Element in the Nibelungen Lied 126
The Story of Walthar of Aquitaine 128
Dietrich of Bern 130
The Great Rose Garden 131
The Romance of Roland 132
The Romance of Arthur 133
The Birth and Youth of Arthur 133
The Round Table and the San Greal 135
Arthur's Knights 136
Lancelot and Guinevere 138
The Death of Arthur 139
Guinevere and Diarmaid 139
Later Mediæval Epics and Romances 140
Saga Literature of Europe 141
The Grettir Saga 141
The Character of Grettir 142
Materials of the Saga 143
Grettir and Boots 144
Parallelisms between the Grettir Saga and other Myths 144
The Avenging of Grettir 146
BOOK II.
CHAPTER I.
THE ETHEREAL HEAVENS.
Section I.—DYAUS.
Ideas of the Heaven 148
The Glistening Ether 148
Dyaus and Prithivĭ 150
Ideas denoted by the Name Dyu 150
Section II.—VARUṆA AND MITRA.
The Solid Heaven 151
Moral Aspects of Varuṇa 152
Aryan Monotheism 153
Aditi and the Âdityas 154
The Physical and Spiritual Varuṇa 156
Section III.—INDRA.
The Primary Conception of Indra purely Physical 157
Action of the Vedic and Achaian Deities 158
The Greek Mythology not borrowed from the Vedic 159
Indra, a God of the Bright Heaven 159
Meaning of the Name 159
The Might and Majesty of Indra 160
Indra the Rain-bringer 161
Physical Conflict between Light and Darkness 162
The Wife of Indra 163
Place of Brahma in the Hindu Theogony 164
Prajapati 166
Visvakarman 166
Section V.—ZEUS.
The Dwelling of Zeus in Ether 166
The Unchanging Light 167
The Idea of Zeus suggested by Physical Phenomena 167
The Latin Jupiter 168
Zeus Ouranion 170
The Mythical and Spiritual Zeus 170
Influence of Mythology on Religion 171
The Zeus of the Tragic Poets 172
The Name Zeus 173
Its Transformations 174
The Zeus of Local Traditions 175
The Birth of Zeus 175
The Iniquities of Kronos 176
The War of the Titans 178
Other Forms of this Struggle 178
The Loves of Zeus 179
The Twelve Olympian Deities 179
The Infancy of Zeus 180
The Arkadian and Cretan Zeus 180
Lykosoura and Lykâôn 181
Lykanthropy 182
The Dodonaian and Olympian Zeus 182
Limits to the Power of Zeus 183
The Messengers of Zeus 184
Zeus the Judge 185
Section VI.—ODIN, WODEN, WUOTAN.
Characteristics of Teutonic Mythology 187
Teutonic Theogonies 188
Genealogy of Odin 189
Odin as the Creator of Man 190
The End of the Æsir 190
The Name Wuotan 191
The One-Eyed Wuotan, or Odin 193
Odin the Raingiver 194
Odin the Allfather 194
Tyr and Odin 194
Section VII.—THUNDER, DONAR, THOR.
The Name Donar 195
Thor the Allfather 195
His Triple Functions 196
Section VIII.—FRO.
Relations of Fro to Freya 198
Section IX.—HEIMDALL, BRAGI, AND OEGIR.
The Lord of Himinbiorg 198
Bragi, the Lord of Day 199
Oegir, the Sea-god 199
CHAPTER II.
THE LIGHT.
Section I.—SÛRYA AND SAVITRI.
Sûrya, the Pervading Irresistible Lumuiary 201
The One-Handed Savitar 202
The Power of Savitar 202
Section II.—SOMA.
The Physical and Spiritual Soma 203
Powers of Soma 205
Section III.—CORRELATIVE DEITIES.
Complementary Deities 206
The Dualism of Nature 206
Functions of the Asvins 206
Parentage of the Asvins 207
The Twins 208
Soma and Sûryâ 209
Section IV.—THE DAWN.
The Lonely Wanderer 209
Developement of the Myth 210
The Story of Urvasî 212
Germs of the Story of Penelopê 213
The Dawn and the Waters 214
Erôs and Psychê 216
The Search of the Dawn for the Sun 218
The Search of the Sun for the Dawn 218
Origin of these Myths 220
"East of the Sun and West of the Moon" 221
The Wanderers in the Forest 222
The Spell of Moonlight 223
The Seven Rishis 226
The Arkshas or Shiners 226
The Rishis and Manu 227
Section V.—DAWN GODDESSES.
Ushas and Eôs 227
Ushas the Broad-spreading 229
Ahanâ 230
Saramâ 231
The Cows of Indra 232
The Fidelity of Saramâ 233
Saranyû 234
Erinys 234
The Harpies 235
Arjunî 236
The Cows and Horses of the Sun-Gods 236
Arushî 237
Snakes and Dragons 238
Sorcery and Witchcraft 239
The Story of Medeia 239
The Myth of Prokris 240
Eôs and Tithônos 241
Hêbê and Ganymêdês 242
The Story of Dido and Anna 242
Hêrô and Leiandros 244
The Brides of the Sun 244
The Arkadian Augê 240
Eurôpê and the Bull 246
Althaia and the Burning Brand 247
Section VI.—ATHÊNÊ.
The Original Idea of Athênê purely Physical 248
Athênê Tritogeneia 248
Birth of Athênê 250
Parentage of Athênê 250
Athênê Mother of Phoibos and Lychnos 250
Epithets of Athênê 251
Athênê the Guardian of Heroes 252
The Latin Minerva 253
Section VII.— APHRODITÊ.
Birth of Aphroditê 253
The Ministers of Aphroditê 254
The Arrows of Aphroditê 255
Her Children 255
Share of Aphroditê in the Trojan War 256
Aphroditê and Adonis 258
The Armed Aphroditê 259
The Latin Venus 259
Meaning of the Name 259
Adonis and Dionysos 260
Section VIII.—HÊRÊ.
Myths relating to the Birth of Hêrê 260
Relations of Zeus and Hêrê 261
Hèrê and Ixîon 262
Hêrê Akraia 262
Hêrê the Matron 262
The Latin Juno 203
Section IX.—THE ERINYES.
Doctrine of Necessity 263
The Conflict between Light and Darkness 264
Erinyes and Eumenides 265
The Fatal Sisters 266
The Teutonic Norns 267
Nemesis and Adrasteia 268
Tychê Akraia 269
Section X.— HELLENIC SUN-GODS AND HEROES.
The Ionian Legend of the Birth of Phoibos 270
The Delphian Story 270
The Infant Phoibos 272
Phoibos Delphinios 273
The Fish-Sun 274
Phoibos and Hermes 274
Phoibos and Helios 275
Phoibos and Daphnê 276
Alpheios and Arethousa 277
Endymiôn 277
The Story of Narkissos 279
Iamos and Asklêpios 250
The Stories of Ixîon and Atlas 283
The Gardens of the Hesperides 284
Atlas and Hyperiôn 284
Helios and Phaëthôn 285
Patroklos and Telemachos 286
The Bondage of Phoibos and Heraklês 287
Character of Heraklês 288
Heraklês and Eurystheus 288
The Lions of Kithairôn and Nemea 290
Heraklês and Kerberos 291
The Madness of Heraklês 292
Orthros and Hydra 293
The Marathonian Bull 294
The Girdle of Hippolytê 295
Myths interspersed among the Legends of the Twelve Labours of Heraklês 295
Heraklês and Eurytos 296
Herakêls and Augê 297
Heraklês and Déianeira 297
The Death of Heraklês 298
The Latin Hercules 299
Egyptian Myths 300
Osiris and Rhadamanthys 300
Repetitions of the Myth of Heraklês 302
The Story of Perseus 302
Birth and Youth of Theseus 306
The Six Exploits of his First Journey 306
Theseus at Athens 307
Theseus and the Minotauros 308
Theseus and the Amazons 309
Theseus in the Underworld 310
The Theseus of Thucydides 311
Hipponoös Bellerophontes 311
The Birth of Oidipous 312
The Career of Oidipous 312
The Blinded Oidipous 314
Oidipous and Antigonê 315
The Story of Têlephos 317
Twofold Aspect of the Trojan Paris 318
The Birth and Infancy of Paris 319
The Judgment of Paris 320
Paris and Helen 321
The Death of Oinônê 322
Iamos the Violet Child 322
Pelias and Neleus 323
Romulus and Remus 323
Cyrus and Astyages 324
Chandragupta 325
Kadmos and Eurôpê 325
Minos and the Minotaur 327
Rhadamanthys and Aiakos 329
Nestor and Sarpêdôn 329
Memnôn the Ethiopian 330
Kephalos and Eôs 331
Section XI.—TEUTONIC SUN-GODS AND HEROES
Baldur and Brond 333
The Dream of Baldur 334
The Death of Baldur 335
The Avenging of Baldur 335
The Story of Tell and Gesler 337
The Myth wholly without Historical Foundation 337
Utter Impossibility of the Swiss Story 338
Other Versions of the Myth of Tell 339
The Far-shooting God 341
Section XII.—THE VIVIFYING SUN,
Flexible Character of Vishņu 341
Vishņu the Striding God 342
Dwarf Incarnation 343
Majesty of Vishṇu 344
The Palace of Vishṇu 344
Avatars of Vishṇu 345
Emblems associated with the Worship of Vishṇu 345
Sensuous Stage of Language 346
Aryan and Semitic Monotheism 348
Ideas and Symbols of the Vivifying Power in Nature 349
Rods and Pillars 351
Tree and Serpent Worship 353
Sacrifices connected with this Worship 354
Symbols of Wealth 354
The Lotos 356
Goblets and Homs 356
Gradual Refinement of the Myth 360
Aryan and Semitic Mysteries 361
Real Meaning of Tree and Serpent Worship 362
The Education of Man 364
Section XIII.—THE SUN-GODS OF LATER HINDU MYTHOLOGY.
Vishņu as Krishna 365
Parentage of Krishna 365
Krishna and Rudra 366
Vishņu and Rama 366
Hindu Mysticism 366
The Story of Krishna 367
Section XIV.—THE MOON.
Selênê and Pan 371
Iô the Heifer 372
Argos Panoptês 373
Iô and Prometheus 374
Hekatê 375
Artemis 376
The Arkadian and Delian Artemis 377
Artemis Orthia and Tauropola 377
Iphigeneia and Britomartis 379
Section XV.—THE HUNTERS AND DANCERS OF THE HEAVENS.
Orion 379
Orion and Kedalion 380
Seirios 381
CHAPTER III.
THE LOST TREASURE.
Section I.—THE GOLDEN FLEECE.
The Myth of Stolen Treasure found among the Aryan Nations 382
Repetition of this Myth under Different Forms 384
The Golden Fleece 384
The Argonautic Voyage 386
Jason and Medeia 388
Section II.—HELEN.
The Wealth of Helen 389
The Stealing of Helen and her Treasures 389
The Story of Conall Gulban 391
The Voyage of the Achaians to Ilion 392
Meleagros and Kleopatra 393
Thetis and Achilleus 394
The Womanly Achilleus 395
The Career of Achilleus 395
The Iliad 397
The Character of Achilleus 397
Power of Mythical Tradition 398
The Mourning of Achilleus 399
The Arming and Vengeance of Achilleus 400
The Nostoi 401
Odysseus and Autolykos 402
Odysseus and Penelopê 403
The Womanly Odysseus 404
Odysseus the Wanderer 405
Odysseus and Aiolos 406
The Laistrygonians 407
The Lotos-Eaters, and Kirkê 407
Odysseus and Kalypso 408
Section III.—THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN.
The Expulsion of the Herakleids 409
The Return of the Herakleids 410
Section IV.—THE THEBAN WARS.
Adrastos and Amphiaraos 412
The Sons of Oidipous 413
Tydeus 414
The War of the Epigonoi 415
Antigonê and Haimon 415
Alkmaiôn and Eriphylê 416
Orestes and Klytaimnêstra 416
CHAPTER IV.
THE FIRE.
Section I.—AGNI.
Light and Heat 418
The Majesty of Agni 418
Physical Attributes of Agni 419
The Infant Agni 420
Agni the Psychopompos 420
The Tongues of Agni 421
Agni and Hephaistos 421
Section II.-PHORÔNEUS AND HESTIA.
The Wind and the Fire 422
The Argive Phorôneus 422
Hestia 423
The Sacred Fire 424
Section III.—HEPHAISTOS AND LOKI.
The Maimed Hephaistos 425
The Forge of Hephaistos 425
Hephaistos and Athênê 426
The Latin Vulcan 426
The Fire-god Loki 426
Loki the Thief 427
Section IV.— PROMETHEUS.
The Hesiodic Ages 427
The Heroic Age 429
The Prometheus of Æschylos 430
The Punishment of Prometheus 431
The Cheating of Zeus 433
Prometheus and Pandora 433
Prometheus and Deukalion 435
Prometheus and Iô 436
Section V.—THE LIGHTNING.
The Titans 437
The Kyklôpes 439
Schamir and Sassafras 440
Ahmed and Tanhaüser 441
The Greedy Alcalde 442
Mediæval Spells 443
CHAPTER V.
THE WINDS.
Section I.—VAYU AND THE MARUTS.
Vayu and Favonius 444
Boreas and the Maruts 444
The Crushers, or Grinders 445
Rudra 445
Section II.—HERMES.
Hindu and Greek Myths of the Wind 446
The Story of Hermes 446
The Theft of the Cattle 447
The Covenant of Hermes and Phoibos 447
The Meaning of the Covenant 449
The Rivalry between Hermes and Phoibos 451
Hermes the God of the Moving Air 451
Transparent Clearness of the Myth 454
Humour of the Myth 456
Hermes, the Messenger and the Thief 457
Hermes and the Charites 458
Hermes the Herald 458
Section III.-ORPHEUS.
Points of Difference between Orpheus and Hermes 459
The Seirens 461
The Piper of Hameln 462
The Erlking 462
The Jew among the Thorns 463
The Story of Arîon 463
Inchanted Harps and Horns 463
The Harp of Wäinämöinen 464
Galdner the Singer 465
The Sibyl 465
Section IV.— PAN.
The Song of the Breeze in the Reeds 466
Pan, the Purifying Breeze 466
Pan and Syrinx 467
Section V.—AMPHÎON AND ZETHOS.
The Theban Orpheus 467
Zethos and Proknê 468
Linos and Zephyros 469
Section VI.—AIOLOS AND ARÊS.
The Guardian of the Winds 469
The Storms 470
Arês and Athênê 471
CHAPTER VI.
THE WATERS.
Section I.—THE DWELLERS IN THE SEA.
Proteus and Nereus 473
Glaukos 474
Naiads and Nereids 474
Swan-Maidens and Apsaras 475
Triton and Amphitritê 476
The Seirens 476
Skylla and Charybdis 476
The Megarian Skylla 477
Section II.—THE LORD OF THE WATERS.
Zeus Poseidôn 478
Poseidôn and Athênê 479
Poseidôn and the Telchines 480
Poseidôn the Bondman 481
Melikertes 481
The Ocean Stream 482
Section III.—THE RIVERS AND FOUNTAINS.
Danaos and Aigyptos 482
Their Sons and Daughters 483
Hypermnestra and Lynkeus 484
Origin of the Myth 484
The Lyrkeios 486

CHAPTER VII.
THE CLOUDS.
Section I.—THE CHILDREN OF THE MIST.
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Athamas and Inô 488
Section II.—THE CLOUD-LAND.
The Phaiakians 489
The Palace of Alkinoös 490
The Fleets of Alkinoös 491
The Phaiakians and Odysseus 492
Niobê and Lêtô 492
The Cattle of Helios 493
Section III.—THE NYMPHS AND SWAN-MAIDENS.
The Swan-shaped Phorkides 494
The Muses and the Valkyrien 497
The Swan-shaped Zeus 498
Inchanted Maidens 498
The Hyades and Pleiades 500
The Graiai 501
The Gorgons 501
Aktaiôn 502
Medousa and Chrysâôr 502
Pegasos 503
CHAPTER VIII.
THE EARTH.
Section I.—DIONYSOS.
The Nativity of Dionysos 504
The Transformations of Dionysos 505
Dionysos and Zagreos 505
Dionysos the Wanderer 506
The Womanly Dionysos 507
The Mothers of Dionysos 508
Orgiastic Worship of Dionysos 508
Dionysos Omêstês, and Bassereus 509
Dionysos and Poseidôn 509
Bacchos 509
Section II.—DÊMÊTÊR
The Story of Persephonê 510
Iduna 512
The Stupifying Narcissus 512
The Sleep of Winter 513
The Story of Rapunzel 514
The Lengthening Days 515

The Ill-tempered Princess 516
Story of Sûryâ Bai 516
The Nourishing Earth 517
Holda 518
The Eleusinian Myth 519
Dêmêtêr and Iasiôn 519
Ceres and Saturn 520
Section III.—THE CHILDREN OF THE EARTH.
Erichthonios 520
Erechtheus 521
Kekrops 521
Pelops 522
Section IV.—THE PRIESTS OF THE GREAT MOTHER.
Gaia and Ouranos 522
Rhea 524
The Kourêtes and Idaian Daktyls 524
The Telchines and Kourêtes 525
The Kabeîroi and Korybantes 526
Section V.—THE PEOPLE OF THE WOODS AND WATERS.
The Satyrs 527
The Seilênoi 529
The Latin Silanus 530
Priapos 530
CHAPTER IX.
THE UNDER WORLD.
Section I.—HADES.
The Buried Treasure 531
Hades or Aidôneus 531
The Rivers of the Unseen Land 532
Section II.—ELYSION.
The Judges of the Dead 533
The Asphodel Meadows 534
CHAPTER X.
THE DARKNESS.
Section I.—VRITRA AND AHI.
The Story of Saramâ and Helen 535
Indra and Achilleus 536
The Struggle between Light and Darkness 536
The Great Enemy 537
Paņi and Paris 537
Greek and Hindu Myths 537
Snakes and Worms 538

The Stolen Cattle 538
The Blocking-up of Fountains 539
The Stolen Nymphs 539
Ravana and Sita 539
The Trojan Paris 540
Helen and Penelopê 541
Heraklês and Echidna 542
Orthros 544
Typhon 544
Section II.—THE LATIN MYTH.
Hercules and Cacus 545
Cacus another Form of Vritra 546
Sancus or Recaranus 547
Section III.—BELLEROPHÔN.
The Monster Belleros 549
Leophontes 550
Section IV.—THE THEBAN MYTH.
The Sphinx 551
The Riddle solved 552
The Voice of the Thunder 553
Section V.—THE DELPHIAN AND CRETAN MYTHS.
The Pythian Dragon 554
The Minotauros 555
Section VI.— THE GLOAMING AND THE NIGHT.
The Phorkides, Graiai, and Gorgons 556
The Night and the Winter 557
Modification of the Myth 558
Section VII.—THE PHYSICAL STRUGGLE SPIRITUALISED.
Contrast between Hindu and Iranian Mythology 559
Identity of Names in Vedic and Persian Mythology 559
Azidahâka and Zohak 560
Iranian Dualism 561
Its Influence on the Jews 562
The Epic of Firdusi 563
Section VIII.—THE SEMITIC AND ARYAN DEVIL.
The Semitic Satan 563
Effect of Christian Teaching 564
The Teutonic Devil 566
Wayland the Smith 567
The Death of the Blinded Devil 569
Index 573