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The evil eye. An account of this ancient and wide spread superstition

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South Sea Isl<strong>and</strong>s, chief's hair in, 71<br />

Sow <strong>and</strong> ewe lamb, 88 ;<br />

Olympic gods, 336<br />

Spartan peasant woman, 420<br />

sacrificed to<br />

Spectator, II, 46, 47, 70, 1 16, 153,<br />

177, 399. 4". 424<br />

Spells, magic, 395, 398<br />

Spirit <strong>of</strong> vegetation, 62<br />

on the h<strong>and</strong>s,<br />

Spitting for luck, 412 ;<br />

419 ; well-known remedy, 14<br />

Split ash-tree, 69, 106<br />

Sprig <strong>of</strong> rue, the, 344, 345<br />

Sprightly Napoletana, the, 261<br />

Squared words, 401<br />

Stabbing a shadow, 78<br />

Staff <strong>of</strong> Osiris, 212<br />

Stags' horns, 259 ; in Africa, 133<br />

St<strong>and</strong>ard, 1 72<br />

Star stories, 424<br />

Statues exhibit manual gesture, 245 ;<br />

<strong>of</strong> emperors, black, 191<br />

Steelyard used in Italy, 323<br />

Stephani, 183<br />

Stone demons, 231<br />

Stories told in gestures, 253<br />

Stork, the, 416<br />

Story, 28, 29 ; Castle <strong>of</strong> S. <strong>An</strong>gelo,<br />

IS. 5S<br />

Strigil, the, an amulet, 326, 383<br />

Strike the sun = Jupiter, 439<br />

Strozzi Medusa, 147<br />

Study <strong>of</strong> the h<strong>and</strong>, 235<br />

Stukeley, Abitjy, a Temple <strong>of</strong> B.<br />

Druids, 315<br />

Sublician Bridge, 221<br />

Stibligactdiim, 140<br />

Substitution in sacrifice, 81<br />

Sun feminine, 439<br />

Sun-gods, 182 ; worship, 62, 66<br />

Suovetaurilia, 98, 336<br />

Superstition, <strong>and</strong> superior persons,<br />

47 ; as to children in Engl<strong>and</strong>,<br />

428 ; sc<strong>of</strong>fing at, 6<br />

Suspensive fascination, 18<br />

Svastika, the,<br />

Swallow, 90<br />

289<br />

Swan an Irish totem, 89<br />

Swarming bees, 370<br />

Sword, an amulet, 272, 349, 354<br />

Sylvan deity, Diana a, 192<br />

Symbol, definition <strong>of</strong>, 117; abundance<br />

or fecundity, 283 ; fertilisa-<br />

tion, 284 ; goodness, 277 ; life,<br />

279, 315 ; purity, 283<br />

INDEX 469<br />

Symbols <strong>of</strong> Evangelists, 146<br />

Synibolica Diana Ephesice, 186, 187,<br />

350, 364, 365, 366, 370<br />

Sympathetic magic, 48, 437 ; medicine,<br />

60<br />

Sympathy <strong>and</strong> antipathy, 109<br />

Tabella, the, 383<br />

Tacitus, 98, 168, 194<br />

Tahiti, horned idol, 197<br />

Talisman defined, 121 ; derivation,<br />

441<br />

_<br />

Tamarisk a holy tree, 99<br />

Tantony pig, the, 339<br />

Taranto, temple <strong>of</strong> Dionysos at,<br />

371, 377> 383<br />

244,<br />

Tau cross, the, 278, 279, 280, 296,<br />

297> 308, 309<br />

Tekla Haimanoot, 392<br />

Telchinas had the <strong>evil</strong> <strong>eye</strong>,<br />

Tel-el-Amarna, 243<br />

12<br />

Telemachus saved by dolphin,<br />

Telemon, 167<br />

167<br />

Temple, Sir W., 316, 371, 377<br />

Temples, Greek <strong>and</strong> Roman, 68<br />

Tephillim, 389<br />

Tephromancy, 445<br />

Teraphim, 122, 184, 307<br />

Tergemina, triforntis, 348<br />

Terra-cotta lamps, 213, 309 ; loaves,<br />

52 ; tablets, 371<br />

Tertullian, De ptidicitia, 332<br />

Tetragrammaton, 124<br />

Texts upon houses, 400<br />

Thagya, the Buddhist <strong>An</strong>gel <strong>of</strong> Life,<br />

191<br />

<strong>The</strong>agenes <strong>and</strong> Chariclea, 3, 33<br />

<strong>The</strong>ban <strong>eye</strong>s destroy men, 10<br />

<strong>The</strong>ocritus, 7, 14, 412, 413<br />

<strong>The</strong>odore, St., 320<br />

<strong>The</strong>ories as to terra-cotta moulds,<br />

386<br />

<strong>The</strong>rmu<strong>this</strong>, 312<br />

Thcsatints <strong>An</strong>tiq. Rojn. , 143<br />

<strong>The</strong>smophoria, a women's festival,<br />

334<br />

<strong>The</strong>ssalian women, 446, 447<br />

Thibii, ii<br />

Thiers, Traite des Superstitions, 400,<br />

406<br />

Third Person <strong>of</strong> the Holy Trinity,<br />

285 ; time lucky, 405<br />

Thirteen Club, 93, 139<br />

Thirty signifies marriage, 270

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