, 336, 338, 339;
cult combined with that of Above practised in China at present time,
344;
Baal, Phoenician god of Earth, 351;
in Egypt, 381;
symbolized in Scandinavia by Thor's hammer, 474;
table of countries where traces of cult have been found, 480;
summary and conclusions, 544.
Earth-mother, represented by Cihuacoatl, 79;
pictured in Borgian Codex, 98;
Zuni symbol of, 100, 200, 201
(see Earth or the Below, also Cihuacoatl).
Earth-work builders of the Ohio valley, 50, 199, 280.
Eddas, written by agricultural people, having knowledge of the fire-drill,
axial rotation, etc., 502, 503.
Egypt, crux ansata, 119;
checker-board design;
basis of chess-board, 124;
civilization mainly Euphratean, 327;
explanations and illustrations of Egyptian symbols, 367-461;
color symbolism;
high development of pole-star worship;
territorial divisions, 368;
Four Quarters;
hieroglyph for capital or city, cross symbol with four divisions, 369,
371;
pyramid, and square form associated with earth, and round with sky, 371;
numerical divisions, 375;
seven-fold organization, centre, Polaris, 376;
calendar, 377, 378;
sky-goddess Nut, 378;
lotus flower symbol, 379;
Polaris, sphinx, pyramid, Middle, 379;
mummy, Polaris, 380, 383;
Ursa Major, used as a measurer of time, 384;
bull, used as astronomical sign of Ursa Major, king entitled "The Bull,"
385;
Amen-Ra, the supreme, dual god;
king associated with sun, and queen with moon, 389;
hawk-headed god, An, compared with Assyrian, Greek and Mexican gods of
the circle or wheel, 401;
Egyptian queen analogous in position to Mexican Quilaztli, 428, 429;
festival of Tekhu, 439;
becomes a Roman province, 440;
cult of dual principles of nature, 441;
summary, 483;
the sacred and tribal tree, 499;
the symbolical use of the column, 513;
Aha-Mena, first historical ruler, was a builder, 532;
summary and conclusions, 544.
Faber, 516.
Fauna and flora of the tertiary period, in Old and New World, 476-479.
Feather, symbol of divinity (Mexican and Maya), 69, 70;
names signify something divine, 129;
Egyptian symbol, 390, 409, 410.
Feathered serpent, origin of use as symbol, 69;
effigies of in Mexico, 70;
used as rebus to express Supreme Being and his earthly representative,
208
(see also Serpent).
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