INDEX.
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Doane, T. W. (Thomas William)
Dragon, a, protected the garden of the Hesperides, 11;
the cherub of Genesis, 14.
Drama of Life, the, 29.
Druids, the, of Gaul, worshiped the Virgo-Paritura as the Mother of God, 333.
Durga, a fish deity among the Hindoos, 82.
Dyaus, the Heavenly Father, 478;
a personification of the sky, 478.
E.
East, turning to in worship, practiced by Christians, 503.
Easter, origin of, 226;
observed in China, 227;
controversies about, 227;
dyed eggs on, of Pagan origin, 228;
the primitive was celebrated on March 25th, 335.
Eating, the forbidden fruit, the story of, figurative, 101.
Ebionites, the first Christians called, 134.
Ecclesiastics, the Essenes called, 424.
Eclectics, the Essenes called, 424.
Eclipse, an, of the Sun, occurred at the death of Jesus, 206;
of Romulus, 207;
of Julius Cæsar, 207;
of Æsculapius, 208;
of Hercules, 208;
of Quirinius, 208.
Edda, the, of the Scandinavians speaks of the "Golden" Age, 15;
describes the deluge, 27.
Egypt, legend of the Deluge not known in, 23;
the Exodus from, 48;
circumcision practiced in, 85;
virgin-born gods worshiped in, 122;
kings of considered gods, 123;
Virgin Mother worshiped in, 329, 330;
the cross adored in, 341.
Egyptian faith, hardly an idea in the Christian system which has not its analogy in the, 414.
Egyptian kings considered gods, 123.
Egyptians, the, had a legend of the "Tree of Life," 12;
received their laws direct from God, 60;
practiced circumcision at an early period, 85;
were great astrologers, 142;
were familiar with the war in heaven, 387.