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seen through glass, Jerusalem, 1S7 ; represcnled in Daphnephoria, Bceo- tia, 410 ; in war magic, Kei islands, 161 ; weather omen from, Jamaica, 456 Morimo, deity of Bechuana, 225 Morocco : saints and miracles, 367-8 Morraha, folktale of, 62-5, 67 Morris dances, see Dances Mors tree: in folktale, Todas, 173;
in prayer, Todas, 171 Moshesh, King, see King Moshesh Mosquito : as totem, Australia, 472 Mostene : coins, 308 Moth : omen from, Jamaica, 455 Mother-right : in Australia, 472-3 ;
traces on Gold Coast, 228 Mothers re-named after first child,
Basutos, 258 Motoro, god, Ilervey islands, 20-1 Mountain ash : in magic, 362 Mountains : [see also Hills ; and tinder names) ; god of, Korea, 449 ; stones piled on top of, Korea, 449 Mourning customs, see Death and
funeral customs and beliefs Mouse : eating of soles by unlucky,
Jamaica, 210 Moush : bodies burnt with new fire. Candlemas, 437 ; folklore from, 42S ; holy oak, 445 ; newly-married jump over fire, Candlemas, 437 ; omens from burning wood. Candle- mas, 437 ; rain festival, annual, 429 ; wood ashes given to sick sheep, 437, or spread on sheep and fields. Candlemas, 437 Mpfumo, Thonga state, 229 Mule : in legend of return of Herac-
lidse, 289 Mumps, charm against, Ireland, 460 Munichus, King, see King Munichus Munsansabu fruit: in folktale, Upper
Congo, 327-8 Munster : {see also Cork county ; Kerry ; and Limerick) ; north, relative nigrescence in, 234 Murchison Range, see Warramunga
tribe Murray island : kinship on, 353 Music : bull tune, Stamford, 20I ;
musical instruments, Tibet, 243 Musical branch, carried by OUamh,
Ireland, 15 Musquakie Indians : folklore of, 8 Mu valley : customs of Ganans, 334 Mwera (Nyassa) : idolatry at, 69
Mycenae : king Agamemnon, 301,
370-1 ; queen Clytccmncstra, 371 Myconus : Zeus an underground god,
276 Mygdonia : Periphetes, king of, 380- 1 Mylasa : month called Apellaios, 420 ;
Zeus on coin of, 273, 278 ; Zeus
triad, 291 ; Zeus xoanon, 415 Myrrh: carried to "run" duppy,
Jamaica, 90 Myrtilus, charioteer of Ocnomaus,
382 Mysia, see Alexandria Troas ; Cyzicus;
Pergamum ; Scamander river ; and
Troy Mystery plays, Tibet, 243, 334 Myth Making, by W. H. D. Rouse,
107
Naia, Laconian spring, 269
Nail-parings : hidden or burnt. High- lands and Jerusalem, 187 ; served in pudding as love charm, Jerusalem, 187 ; used in witch poisons, E. Central Africa, 69
Nails, human : cut early in week, Jerusalem, 187; scraping brings poverty, Jamaica, 213 ; white spots on finger-nails, omen from, Jamaica,
45p Naisi, son of Usnach, 27-9, 32-3, 38-9 Names : local nicknames, Channel islands, 123 ; nicknames among Basutos, 258 ; of relationships, Arunta tribe, 472 ; sacred names used only in prayers, Todas, 167, 177 ; Sibokos of Bantu tribes arose from nicknames, 203-5 > sick re- named in prayers, Jews, 186, 193 ; taboos on, Torres Straits, 354 Narberth : folklore from, 194-8 Nativity, night of, see Christmas Eve Navan Fort, see Emain Macha Necklaces: Basuto, 242; blue, against evil eye, Jerusalem, 189 ; charm, Yemen, 1 90- 1 {plate) ; of hands, Jerusalem, 189 {-blafe) ; in Hawaiian folktale, 217 ; witch-doctor's, E. Central Africa, 73 Necktie : gift of, unlucky, Jamaica, 452 ; omen from turning aside of, Jamaica, 452 Need-fire in consecration of Maori
school, 17 Needle : omen from sticking upright, lamaica, 451; unlucky gift, Jamaica, 93. 212
