GENERAL INDEX
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Lawson, J. C. (John Cuthbert)
in Pindar, 241;
popular conception of, how affected by Art, 252;
Prof. Ridgeway’s view of, 244 ff.;
various species of, 235, 237;
whether human or divine in origin, 241 ff.;
why called ‘Beasts,’ 245 ff.
Cephalus, 601
Cerberus, 97, 99
Character of modern Greeks, 28 ff.
Charms, 286
Charon, 98–117;
addressed as ‘Saint,’ 53;
ancient literary presentation of, 106;
as ferryman, earliest mention of, 114;
brother to Uranos, 116;
identified with Death, 114
Charon’s obol, 108, 285;
as charm to prevent soul from re-entering body, 434;
custom of, how interpreted, 405 f.
Charos, appearance of, 100;
as agent of God, 101–4;
as archer, 105;
as ferryman, 107;
as godfather, story of, 102;
as horseman, 105;
as pirate, 107–8;
as warrior, 105;
as wrestler, 104, 105;
Christianised character of, 101;
coin as fee for, 109;
functions of, 101;
household of, 99;
in connexion with Christianity, 101;
originally Pelasgian deity, 116;
pagan character of, 105
Charun, Etruscan god, 116
Child-birth, precautions against Nereids observed at, 140;
precautions at, 10–11
Children, conceived or born on Church-festivals, how afflicted, 408;
liable to lycanthropy, 208;