INDEX.
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Doane, T. W. (Thomas William)
a parallel to in other countries, 35;
built for astronomical purposes, 35.
Babylonian Captivity, the, put an end to Israel's idolatry, 108.
Bacab, the Son, in the Mexican Trinity, 378.
Bacchus, performed miracles, 50;
passed through the Red Sea dry-shod, 51;
divided the waters of the rivers Orontes and Hydaspus, 51;
drew water from a rock, 51;
was a law-giver, 52;
the son of Jupiter, 124;
was born in a cave, 156;
torn to pieces, 193, 209;
was called the "Saviour," 193;
"Only-begotten Son," 193;
"Redeemer," 193;
the sun darkened at his death, 208;
ascended into heaven, 208;
rose from the dead, 228;
a personification of the sun, 492.
Baga, the, of the cuneiform inscriptions a name of the Supreme Being, 391;
is in English associated with an ugly fiend, 391.
Balaam, his ass speaks, 91;
parallels to in Egypt, Chaldea and Greece, 91.
Bala-rama, the brother of Crishna, 74;
the Indian Hercules, 74.
Baldur, called "The Good," 129;
"The Beneficent Saviour," 129;
Son of the Supreme God Odin, 129;
is put to death and rises again, 224;
a personification of the sun, 479.
Bambino, the, at Rome is black, 336.
Baptism, a heathen rite adopted by the Christians, 317;
practiced in Mongolia and Thibet, 317;
by the Brahmins, 317;
by the followers of Zoroaster, 318;
administered in the Mithraic mysteries, 319;
performed by the ancient Egyptians, 319.
Baptismal fonts, used by the Pagans, 406.
Bar-Cochba, the "Son of a Star," 144;
believed to be the Messiah, 432.