BABYLON AND PERSIA

CLASSIFIED CONTENTS.VAryan sky-gods. § 6. The sacred mountain and paradiseof the Eranians. § 7. Tiie heavenly sea, the celestialspring, and the tree of life and immortality.g 8. Anthropomorismsubordinate in Eranian myth. §g g, 10.Mithra, the successor of the Aryan Mitra, transparentlymythical. 11. His spiritual transformation : the god oflight becomes the god of truth. g 12. Ilis allegorical at¬tendants : Victory, Obedience, Uprightness, etc. § 13.Allegory a distinctive feature of the Eranian mind. g 14.The Amesha-Spentas, or " Bountiful Immortals, "and theirallegorical character. § 15. Tlie seven Amesha-Spentasand their functions.g 16.Ahura-Mazda is the first of themand has created the others. g 17. Atar Fire successor ofthe Aryan Agni. g 18. The Hvareno, or " Kingly Glory,"g ig. Tishtrya, the chief of stars and Eranian storm-god.g 20. The Fravashis, the successors of the Aryan Pitris.gg 21, 22. Desire of the Eranian gods for sacrifice.g 23, 24. The Manthra, or sacred text, and the Ahuna-Vairya, and their power over the fiends. g 25. Angra-Mainyu, or the "Evil One." g 26. Yima, the successorof the Aryan Yama ; history in the Avesla. g 27. The fallof Yima. g 28. Tlie Sagdid.V.The Gathas The Yasna of Seven Chapters^ 95-112§ I. Mazdayasnians and Daevayasnians. g 2. Zarathushtra'swork. g 3. Early period of the Gathas. g 4. The,prophet's denunciations of theDaevayasnians, or Fiendworshippers.g 5. The Aryan, " Devas," gods trans¬formed into the Eranian " Daevas " fiends. " Ahura "and "Asura." g 6. Poetical prologue of the Gathas,§ 7- Proclamation of the new religion. g S. Essence ofMazdeism : niortil dualism. g g. The hymn of questions.g 10. Simplicity and literalness of the Giilhas. g 11,12.The " Yasna of Seven Chapters."Slight deterioriation inthe spirit of Mazdeism ;formation and return to myth.§ 13. The Mazdayasnian " Profession of Faith." § 14.Marriages between near relations.