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265 How gods differ from other supernatural beings, 635, 636; Early mythical founders of culture, 637-643. CLAN GODS (including divinized men). In lower tribes, 644-647; In civilized nations, 648-651; One class of Greek "heroes," 652, 653; Historical importance of clan gods, 654. DEPARTMENTAL GODS. In half-civilised communities, 658-662; In Maya, Mexican, and Peruvian religions, 663-665; Among Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, 666-670; Supposed Semitic instances, 671; Tutelary deities of individuals, cities, and nations, 672, 673; Classes of departmental gods, 674: Creators, 675-679; Gods of the other world, 680-682: Good and bad Powers, 683-694; Conflict and adjustment, 684-688; Ethical dualism, 689; Man's attitude toward demons, 690-694; Gods of abstractions, 695-697: Semitic, 698-700; Egyptian, 701; Roman and Greek, 702; Aryan, 703; Absorption of specialized deities by great gods, 704-706. NATURE GODS. Their characteristics, 707, 708; Cult of the sun, 709-713; of the moon, 714; of stars, 715-718. THE GREAT GODS. Their genesis, 719, 720; Divine dynasties, 721-723; The supremacy of a particular god determined by social conditions, 724; Origin of composite figures, 725. Illustrations of the growth of gods, 725 ff.: EGYPTIANS. Horus, 726; Ra, 727; Osiris, 728; Hathor, Neith, Isis, 729. HINDU. Varuna, 730; Indra, 731; Soma, 732; Vishnu and Civa, 733; Dyaus and Prithivi, 734; Ushas (and Caktism), 734; Yama, 735, 736. PERSIAN. Ahura Mazda and Angro Mainyu, 737, 738; Mithra and Anahita, 739; Character of the Zoroastrian reform, 740-745. CHINESE. Feeble theistic development, 746; Confucianism and Taoism, 747-749. JAPANESE. No great god, 750. Nature of Semitic theistic constructions, 751-755. BABYLONIAN AND ASSYRIAN. Ea, 756; Enlil (Bel), 757; Marduk, 758; Ashur, 759; Female deities, 760; Bau, 761; Ishtar, 762, 763. PHOENICIAN AND ARABIAN. Melkart, Eshmun, Dusares, Al-Lat, Al-Uzza, 764. HEBREW. Yahweh, 765; The titles Ilu (El), Elohim, 766. GREEK. The pantheon, 767; Zeus, 768, 769; Apollo, 770; Poseidon, 771; Hermes, 772; Pan, 773, 774; Ares, 775; Dionysus, 776-778; Hades, 779, 780; Female deities, 781: Hera, 782, 783; Demeter, 784; Maiden goddesses, 785: the Kore, 786; Hestia, 787; Artemis, 788, 789; Hekate, 790; Athene, 791, 792; Aphrodite, 793, 794; Breadth
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