Animals 8. 12. 26. 40 seq. 51 seq. -- with two to seven heads 62 Anus, closed 35. 51 seq. Ape, human nose compared with ape's 46 Aprosopy 38 Apuleius 71 Aristotle 44. 56. 59. 77 Arms, one arm short 34 Arnobius 53 Ashurbanapal (Assyrian ruler) 6. 23 Ashurbanapal's Library 6 Ass, born by woman 40 -- Golden Ass 71 -- human face compared with 46 seq. -- talking 71 Astrology 1 -- underlying theory 3 -- among Greeks and Romans 3. 50. 53. 79 -- among Etruscans 3 -- among Hittites 3 -- in Europe 4 Astrology in China 4 -- official reports 9 -- leads to astronomy 43 -- horoscope 79 Azag-Bau (female ruler) 11 seq. Bab, E. 66 Babylonia and Egypt 68 Balaam's ass 71 Baldness, a sign of lasciviousness 47 Baptism 5 Barnum, P. T. 78 =bârû= (diviner) 3. 7. 9 seq. 12. 18 seq. 37. 54. 59 seq. 64. 79 Baur, Paul V. 64 Beard, child born with 39 Belly, open 52 Berosus 57. 62 Bezold, Carl 4 Bird, sending out birds 2 -- born by woman 41 -- child with mouth of 61 Birnbaum, R. 34. 37 Birth customs 5 Birth-omens 2 -- basis of 4 -- mystery of birth 4 -- texts 6 seq. -- official reports 9 -- basis of interpretation 11 seq. 14 seq. 16 seq. 19. 20. 22 seq. -- combination of texts 19 -- animal 9-28 -- human 28-41 -- lead to study of human physiognomy 43 seq. -- as warnings 44 -- among Romans 52 seq. -- give rise to belief in hybrid and fabulous beings 62 -- in India 67 -- in China 67 -- in Egypt 67 -- in Europe 72 Blood, in rivers 51 seq. -- , rain of blood 51 Boghaz-Keui 58 Boissier, Alfred 11 Boleslaus, King of Poland 75 Boll, Franz 4 Bouché-Leclercq, A. 41 Boy see Child Brachyprosopy 25 Buddha 71 Bull, with human head 61 -- Jupiter changed to bull 71 Cadmus, changed into a dragon 71 Caesar, Julius, his horse had human feet 52 Calf, two-headed 74 Cat, human face compared with cat's 46 Cerberus 61. 65 Chavannes, Eduard 67 Chicken, as offspring of mule 56 Child, with mouth of bird 33 -- without mouth 33 -- androgynous 51. 62. 74 -- with one hand 51 -- with three feet 51 -- with three feet and one hand 51 -- with closed anus 51 seq. -- with open belly 52 -- with four feet, four eyes, four ears, and double genital members 51 -- with two faces, four hands and four feet 62 -- with face of an ass 62 -- with caudal appendix 73 -- with club-foot 73 -- with six toes 73 -- with elephant's head 74 -- with three legs 74 -- with three legs and three hands 71 -- with four legs 74 -- with four hands and four legs 74 -- with beard and four eyes 74 -- two-headed 74 -- without eyes or nose 74 -- without arms or feet 74 -- without eyes, no arms, and fish's tail instead of feet 74 -- speaking 52. 74 -- speaking in womb 74