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iii. 18;
their secret society, xi. 260 _n._ 1
Timoleon, funeral games at Syracuse in his honour, iv. 94
Timor, island of, telepathy of high-priest of, in war, i. 128 _sq._; treatment of the placenta in, i. 190; the marriage of the Sun and Earth deemed the source of all fertility in, ii. 99 _n._ 1; sacrifice to crocodiles in, ii. 152; fetish or taboo rajah in, iii. 24; speaker holds his hand before his mouth in, iii. 122; customs as to war in, iii. 165 _sq._; theory of earthquakes in, v. 197; burial of woman who has died in childbed in, viii. 98; kinship of men with crocodiles in, viii. 212; transference of fatigue to leaves in, ix. 8; belief in the spirits of the dead in, ix. 85. _See also_ Timorese
_Timor fecit deos_, ix. 93
Timorese, their sacrifices for rain and sunshine, i. 291
Timorlaut Islands, treatment of the after-birth in the, i. 186; married men may not poll their hair in the, iii. 260; first-fruits offered to spirits of ancestors in the, viii. 123; mourners rub themselves with the juices of the dead in the, viii. 163; dead turtles propitiated by fishermen in the, viii. 244; the tug-of-war in the, ix. 176; demons of sicknesses expelled in a proa from the, ix. 185 _sq._
Timotheus on the death of Attis, v. 264 _n._ 4
_Tin-egin_, forced fire (need-fire) among the Highlanders of Scotland, ii. 238
Tin ore, Malay superstitions as to, iii. 407
Tinchebray in Normandy, ix. 183
Tinguianes of the Philippines reluctant to name the dead, iii. 353
Tinneh or Déné Indians, the power of medicine-men among the, i. 357; recall of lost souls among the, iii. 45; taboos observed by those who have handled a corpse among the, iii. 143; their fear and avoidance of menstruous women, iii. 145 _sq._, x. 91 _sqq._; their refusal to taste blood, iii. 240 _sq._; their belief as to falling stars, iv. 65; their magical ceremony to procure game, iv. 278; seclusion of girls at puberty among the, x. 47 _sqq._
Tinneh Indians of Alaska, their ceremonies at killing a wolf, viii. 220
—— Indians of North-West America, ceremonies observed by them before eating the first wild berries or roots of the season, viii. 80 _sq._
Tinnevelly, the Kappiliyans of, x. 69
Tipperary, county of, were-wolves in, x. 310 _n._ 1; woman burnt as a witch in, x. 323 _sq._
Tiraspol, in Russia, collective suicide in, iv. 45 _n._ 1
Tiree, Hebridean island, vii. 140; the need-fire in, x. 148; the Beltane cake in, x. 149; witch as sheep in, x. 316
Tiru-kalli-kundram, dancing-girls at, v. 61
Tirunavayi temple, near Calicut, attack on the King of Calicut every twelfth year at the, iv. 49 _sq._
Titane, shrine of Aesculapius at, v. 81
Titans attack and kill Dionysus, vii. 12 _sq._, 17, 32
Tithe-offering dedicated to Apollo, iv. 187 _n._ 5
Tithorea, festivals of Isis at, viii. 18 _n._ 1
Titicaca, Lake, thunder-god of the Indians about, ii. 370
_Tivor_, god or victim, in Norse, x. 103 _n._
Tiyans of Malabar, their seclusion of girls at puberty, x. 68 _sq._
Tjingilli tribe of Central Australia, their cure for headache, ix. 2
——, the, of Northern Australia, their way of making rain by means of a bandicoot, i. 288
Tjumba, island of, harvest festival in the, viii. 122
Tlacaxipeualiztli, “The Flaying of Men,” a Mexican festival, ix. 296
Tlacopan, city of Mexico, idol of paste eaten as a sacred food in, viii. 91
Tlactga or Tlachtga in Ireland, pagan cemetery at, iv. 101; new fire annually kindled on Hallowe’en at, x. 139
Tlaloc, the Mexican water-god, girls drowned in his honour, ii. 158 _sq._; Mexican god of thunder and rain, vii. 237; temple of, in Mexico, ix. 284, 292
Tlaxcallan in Mexico, the goddess Xochiquetzal worshipped at, vii. 237
Tlemcen, in Algeria, rain-making at, i. 250 _sq._; orgies of the Aïsawa order at, vii. 22 _n._ 1; fowl used to divert jinn from pregnant women at, ix. 31
Tlingit (Thlinkeet) Indians of Alaska, their respectful treatment of the first halibut of the season, viii. 253; seclusion of girls at puberty among the, x. 45 _sq._ _See also_ Thlinkeet
Tlokoala, a secret society of the Nootka Indians, xi. 271
Tmolus, Mount, the Birthplace of Rainy Zeus on, ii. 360
Toad in charm to avert a storm, i. 325; soul in form of, iii. 42 _n._; figure of, at bear-feasts of the Gilyaks, viii. 193, 194; soul of dead man in a, viii. 291; as scapegoat, ix. 135, 193, 206 _sq._; witch in form of a, x. 323. _See also_ Toads
Toad clan among the Carrier Indians, xi. 273
—— -stools thrown into Midsummer bonfires as a charm, x. 172
Toad’s heart worn by a thief to prevent detection, x. 302 _n._ 2
Toads in relation to rain, i. 292, 292 _n._ 3; burnt alive in Devonshire, x. 302
Toaripi or Motumotu, of New Guinea, magical telepathy among the, i. 125; sorcerers regarded as chiefs among the, i. 337 _sq._; their rule as to menstruous women, x. 84. _See_ Motumotu
Toba, Lake, in Sumatra, prince worshipped as a deity on the shore of, i. 398
Tobacco thrown on troubled water, i. 321; smoke, priest inspired by, i. 384; used as an emetic, viii. 73; first of season, ceremony at smoking, viii. 82
Tobarrath-Bhuathaig, a magical well in the island of Gigha, i. 323
Tobas, Indian tribe of the Gran Chaco, their custom of secluding girls at puberty, x. 59
Tobelorese of Halmahera, their rites of initiation, xi. 248
_Tobolbel_, custom of putting chiefs to death in the Pelew Islands, vi. 266
Toboongkoo (Toboengkoe), the, of Central Celebes, their treatment of the afterbirth, i. 189; careful not to frighten away the spirit of the rice, ii. 28; their offerings to tree-spirits before felling timber, ii. 35; their recall of lost souls, iii. 48; forbid children to play with their shadows, iii. 78; mock human sacrifices among the, iv. 219; riddles among the, ix. 122 _n._; custom observed by widower among the, xi. 178 _sq._
_Tocandeira_, native name for the _Cryptocerus atratus_, F., ant, used by the Mauhes to sting boys as an ordeal, x. 62
Tocantins River, the Chavantes Indians on the, iv. 12 _n._ 5
Toci, Mexican goddess, sacrifice of woman in the costume and ornaments of, ix. 289 _sqq._
Tod, J., on rites of goddess Gouri, v. 241 _sq._
Todas, a tribe of Southern India, offer silver images of buffaloes, i. 56; confusion of magic with religion among the, i. 230 _n._; divine milkmen of the, i. 402 _sq._, iii. 15 _sqq._; magic and medicine among the, i. 421 _n._ 1; hide their clipped hair and nails, iii. 271; names of relations tabooed among the, iii. 337 _sq._; reluctant to name the dead, iii. 353; custom as to the pollution of death observed by sacred dairyman among the, vi. 228; their sacrament of buffalo’s flesh, viii. 314; let loose a calf at a funeral, ix. 37; their ceremony of the new fire, x. 136
_Todtenstein_, hill at Königshain in Silesia, ceremony of driving out Death at, iv. 264
Toepffer, J., on Triptolemus, vii. 73
Toeratayas, or Toradjas, of Celebes, vii. 196 _n._ _See_ Toradjas
Tofoke, the, of the Congo State, woman’s share in agriculture among, vii. 119
Togo, in West Africa, wind-fetish in, i. 327; the Bassari of, ii. 102 _n._ 1; Mount Agu in, iii. 5
Togoland, the Hos of, i. 265, 365, ii. 19, iii. 259, 301, 304, vi. 104, vii. 130, 234, viii. 59, 115 _sq._, ix. 134, 206; the Matse of, ii. 293, viii. 115, ix. 3; festival of Earth in, iii. 247; magic modes of facilitating childbirth in, iii. 295; the Ewe-speaking peoples of, iii. 369, v. 282 _n._ 2, viii. 105, 228; the Yewe religious order in, iii. 383 _sq._; the Bassari of, viii. 116; ceremony performed by Ewe hunters in, viii. 244; the negroes of, their remedy for influenza, ix. 193
Toh Sri Lam, a crocodile goddess among the Malays, offerings and prayers to, viii. 212
Tokio, annual expulsion of demons at, ix. 213; the fire-walk in temple at, xi. 9 _sq._
Tokoelawi of Central Celebes, custom observed by mourners among the, xi. 178
Tolalaki, the, of Central Celebes, their treatment of the afterbirth, i. 188 _sq._; their punishment of incest, ii. 111; drink blood of foes to make themselves brave, viii. 152
Tolampoos, the, of Central Celebes, their belief as to written names, iii. 319
Toledo, Elipandus of, i. 407
Tolindoos of Central Celebes, offence to tread on a man’s shadow among the, iii. 78
Tolucan, Mount, in Mexico, human sacrifices offered to the water-god on, ii. 158 _sq._
Tomas or Habes, a tribe of Nigeria, revere a fetish doctor, iii. 124
Tomb of chief, sacrifices at, viii. 113
—— of Hyacinth, v. 314
—— of Midas, v. 286
—— of Moses, ix. 21
—— of Osiris, vi. 18 _sq._, 20 _sqq._
Tombs of the ancient kings of Egypt, vi. 19; of the kings of Uganda, vi. 168 _sq._; of kings sacred, vi. 194 _sq._
Tomil, village in Yap, taboos observed by men for the sake of girls under puberty at, iii. 293
Tomori, the, of Central Celebes, their treatment of the afterbirth, i. 189; feed the ripening rice, ii. 29; their ceremonies at felling a tree, ii. 35; their punishment and expiation of incest, ii. 110 _sq._; use a special vocabulary when at work in the fields, vii. 193; their customs as to the Rice-mother, vii. 193; their use of riddles at harvest, vii. 194; their conception of rice-spirits as shaped like goats, vii. 288
——, the Gulf of, in Celebes, x. 312
Tonan, Mexican goddess, ix. 287; woman sacrificed in the character of, ix. 287 _sq._
Tonapoo, the, of Central Celebes, offer human sacrifices on roofs of new houses, ii. 39
_Tondi_, Batta word for soul, iii. 35, 116, vii. 182. _See also_ Tendi
Tonga, chiefs of, thought to heal scrofula and indurated liver by their touch, i. 371; special vocabularies employed with reference to divine chiefs in, i. 402 _n._; veneration paid to divine chiefs in, iii. 21; the taboo of chiefs and kings in, iii. 133 _sq._; chiefs not to touch food with tabooed hands in, iii. 138 _n._ 1; tabooed persons not allowed to handle food in, iii. 140; taboos connected with the dead in, iii. 140; circumcision practised in, iv. 220; ceremony performed after contact with a sacred chief in, viii. 28; offerings of first-fruits in, viii. 128 _sqq._ _See also_ Tongans
——, the king of, not to be seen eating, iii. 119; no one allowed to be over his head, iii. 255
Tongans, their theory of an earthquake, v. 200 _sq._
Tongue of dead king eaten by his successor, iv. 203; of sacrificial ox cut out, vi. 251 _sq._; of medicine-man, hole in, xi. 238, 239. _See also_ Tongues
Tongues of birds eaten, viii. 147; of slain men eaten, viii. 153; of dead animals cut out, viii. 269 _sqq._; of animals worn as amulets, viii. 270
Tonkawe Indians of Texas, their superstition as to personal names, iii. 325 _sq._
Tonocotes. _See_ Lules
Tonquin, image of Buddha whipped in time of drought in, i. 297 _n._ 7; guardian spirits of villages in, i. 401 _sq._; division of monarchy in, iii. 19 _sq._; royal criminals strangled in, iii. 242; the tiger spoken of respectfully in, iii. 403; annual festival of the dead in, vi. 62; livers of brave men eaten in, as a means of acquiring bravery, viii. 151 _sq._; demon of sickness expelled in, ix. 119; annual expulsion of demons in, ix. 147 _sq._; the Thays of, their burial customs, xi. 177 _sq._ _See also_ Tonquinese
——, kings of, blamed for drought, dearth, floods, storms, cholera, etc.,