INDEX.
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Doane, T. W. (Thomas William)
Quetzalcoatle, the Virgin-born Saviour, 129;
was tempted and fasted, 178;
was crucified, 199;
rose from the dead, 225;
will come again, 239;
is a personification of the Sun, 489.
Queen of Heaven, the, was worshiped by all nations of antiquity before the Christian era, 326-336.
Quirinius, a name of Romulus, 126;
educated among shepherds, 208;
torn to pieces at his death, 208;
ascended into heaven, 208;
the Sun darkened at his death, 208.
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Râ, the Egyptian God, born from the side of his mother, 122.
Raam-ses, king of Egypt, 123;
means "Son of the Sun," 123.
Rabbis, the, taught the allegorical interpretation of Scripture, 100;
performed miracles, 267;
taught the mystery of the Trinity, 376.
Rakshasas, the, of our Aryan ancestors, the originals of all giants, ogres or demons, 19;
are personifications of the dark clouds, 19;
fought desperate battles with Indrea, and his spirits of light, 387.
Ram or Lamb, the, used as a symbol of Christ Jesus, 202;
a symbol of the Sun, 503, 504.
Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu, 143;
a star at his birth, 143;
is hailed by aged saints, 152.
Rayme, a Mexican festival held in the month of, answering to our Christmas celebration, 366.
Rays of glory, surround the heads of all the Gods, 505.
Real Presence, the, in the Eucharist, borrowed from Paganism, 305-312.
Red Riding-Hood, the story of, explained, 80.
Red Sea, the, divided by Moses, 50;
divided by Bacchus, 51.
Religion, the, of Paganism, compared with Christianity, 384.
Religions, the, of all nations, formerly a worship of the sun, moon, stars and elements, 544.
Resurrection, the, of Jesus, 215;
parallels to, 216, 226.
Rhea-Sylvia, the Virgin mother of Romulus, 126.
Rivers, divided by the command of Bacchus, 51.
Rivers (sacred), 318.