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Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically ConsideredLockyer, Norman, Sir

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Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically Considered

Name: Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically Considered
Author: Lockyer, Norman, Sir

Lockyer, Norman, Sir

Druids and Druidism; Great Britain -- Antiquities; Stonehenge (England); Sun worship; Temples

=Layard=, Sir H., 241, 307, 308.

  =Lent=, origin and customs of, 183, 184.

  =Leslie=, Colonel, 218, 235, 255.

  =Lewis=, Mr. A. L., 35, 123, 176.

  =Lockyer=, Dr., 111.

  =Longstones=, found in barrows, 268.

  =Longstone=, The (Tregeseal), 278, 280, 309, 314.

  “=Lug=,” the Irish Sun-God, 186.

  =Lugnassad=, Irish feast, 186.

  =Lukis=, Dr., 37, 133, 144, 150, 253, 265, 287, 291, 292.

  =Luxor=, 297.

  =Lyrae=, α (Vega), 297, 315.

  M.

  =MacRitchie=, Mr., 192, 317.

  =Madron (Cornwall)=, 225.

  =Maeshowe (Orkney)=, 35, 123, 125, 253, 254;
    date of, 129;
    use of, 192.

  =Markab=, _see_ Pegasi α.

  =Marriage=, customs, 285, 319.

  =Martin=, St., in Germany, 187.

  =Martinmas=, old, 188.

  =Maudslay=, Mr., 32, 308.

  =Mauls=, 75.

  =May-day=, 108, 201, 204.

  =May-eve=, 95, 207.

  =May-festivals=, 40, 185, 196, 198, 226, 247, 258.

  =Maypole=, 205, 227.

  =May-sun=, 36, 151, 262, 263.

  =May-thorn=, 202, 212, 320.

  =May-year=, the, 19, 181, 232, 304, 320;
    divisions of, 263, 304;
    provided for, 18, 35, 64, 93, 98, 104, 105, 127, 174, 241, 247, 271,
    280, 284, 286, 290, 304, 306, 307, 308, 309, 321;
    relation to June-year, 106, 230, 251, 261;
    warning-stars, 117, 142;
    worship, 95, 96, 109.

  =Mecca=, 245.

  _Meinrethydd_ (May-eve), 95.

  =Melon=, island of, 102.

  =Memphis=, Capella at, 304;
    May-worship, 18;
    temples at, 297, 298.

  =Mên-an-tol=, 284, 286.

  =Ménec (Le)=, 39, 98, 159.

  =Menhirs=, 37, 105;
    ceremonies at, 256;
    in Brittany, 96;
    near holy wells, 225;
    various, 39, 101, 102, 103, 152, 157.

  =Men-Peru=, 269.

  =Menu or Min=, temple of, 29, 31, 108, 142, 297, 298, 305;
    associated with Spica, 299.

  =Mercury=, 259.

  =Merrivale=, avenues at, 147, 153, 154;
    May-year at, 309.

  =Merry Maidens=, 265;
    alignments at, 271, 276;
    clock-stars at, 302;
    May-year at, 309.

  =Midsummer=, ceremonies at, 231, 285.

  =Midsummer eve=, mistletoe on, 210.

  =Mihr=, Armenian fire-god, 191.

  =Mistletoe=, 26, 27, 201, 210, 320;
    as a medicine, 210;
    “Oil of St. John,” 210;
    Swedish notions concerning, 209.

  =Mitchell’s Egyptian Calendar=, 28.

  =Molech=, 248.

  =Molene Island=, 103.

  =Monoliths=, 81, 216, 244.

  =Montelius=, 76.

  =Moon=, employment of the, 18;
    worship of the, 249.

  =Morbihan=, alignments at, 100.

  =Morgan=, Lloyd, Prof., 167, 170, 176.

  =Morgan=, Mr., 53.

  =Morrow=, Mr., 171, 174.

  =Mountain-ash=, 206.

  =Mungo-Park=, 235.

  =Murray=, Mr. George, 27.

  =Murray=, Mr. John, 308.

  =Mut=, temple of, 297.

  =Mythology=, origin of, 19.

  N.

  =Nantwich=, 221.

  =Naos=, The, at Stonehenge, 16, 41, 63, 95.

  =Need fires=, 190.

  =Neolithic-age=, 75, 76.

  =New-Grange (Meath)=, 38.

  =Newton’s herbal=, 212.

  =New-year=, change of date, 194.

  =Night-dial=, use of, 302.

  =Nile=, 3, 18, 312.

  =Nimrood=, temples at, 241, 308.

  “=Nine Maidens=” (The), 292, 293.

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Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically ConsideredLockyer, Norman, Sir

History

Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically Considered

Lockyer, Norman, Sir

Druids and Druidism; Great Britain -- Antiquities; Stonehenge (England); Sun worship; Temples

=Layard=, Sir H., 241, 307, 308.

  =Lent=, origin and customs of, 183, 184.

  =Leslie=, Colonel, 218, 235, 255.

  =Lewis=, Mr. A. L., 35, 123, 176.

  =Lockyer=, Dr., 111.

  =Longstones=, found in barrows, 268.

  =Longstone=, The (Tregeseal), 278, 280, 309, 314.

  “=Lug=,” the Irish Sun-God, 186.

  =Lugnassad=, Irish feast, 186.

  =Lukis=, Dr., 37, 133, 144, 150, 253, 265, 287, 291, 292.

  =Luxor=, 297.

  =Lyrae=, α (Vega), 297, 315.

  M.

  =MacRitchie=, Mr., 192, 317.

  =Madron (Cornwall)=, 225.

  =Maeshowe (Orkney)=, 35, 123, 125, 253, 254;
    date of, 129;
    use of, 192.

  =Markab=, _see_ Pegasi α.

  =Marriage=, customs, 285, 319.

  =Martin=, St., in Germany, 187.

  =Martinmas=, old, 188.

  =Maudslay=, Mr., 32, 308.

  =Mauls=, 75.

  =May-day=, 108, 201, 204.

  =May-eve=, 95, 207.

  =May-festivals=, 40, 185, 196, 198, 226, 247, 258.

  =Maypole=, 205, 227.

  =May-sun=, 36, 151, 262, 263.

  =May-thorn=, 202, 212, 320.

  =May-year=, the, 19, 181, 232, 304, 320;
    divisions of, 263, 304;
    provided for, 18, 35, 64, 93, 98, 104, 105, 127, 174, 241, 247, 271,
    280, 284, 286, 290, 304, 306, 307, 308, 309, 321;
    relation to June-year, 106, 230, 251, 261;
    warning-stars, 117, 142;
    worship, 95, 96, 109.

  =Mecca=, 245.

  _Meinrethydd_ (May-eve), 95.

  =Melon=, island of, 102.

  =Memphis=, Capella at, 304;
    May-worship, 18;
    temples at, 297, 298.

  =Mên-an-tol=, 284, 286.

  =Ménec (Le)=, 39, 98, 159.

  =Menhirs=, 37, 105;
    ceremonies at, 256;
    in Brittany, 96;
    near holy wells, 225;
    various, 39, 101, 102, 103, 152, 157.

  =Men-Peru=, 269.

  =Menu or Min=, temple of, 29, 31, 108, 142, 297, 298, 305;
    associated with Spica, 299.

  =Mercury=, 259.

  =Merrivale=, avenues at, 147, 153, 154;
    May-year at, 309.

  =Merry Maidens=, 265;
    alignments at, 271, 276;
    clock-stars at, 302;
    May-year at, 309.

  =Midsummer=, ceremonies at, 231, 285.

  =Midsummer eve=, mistletoe on, 210.

  =Mihr=, Armenian fire-god, 191.

  =Mistletoe=, 26, 27, 201, 210, 320;
    as a medicine, 210;
    “Oil of St. John,” 210;
    Swedish notions concerning, 209.

  =Mitchell’s Egyptian Calendar=, 28.

  =Molech=, 248.

  =Molene Island=, 103.

  =Monoliths=, 81, 216, 244.

  =Montelius=, 76.

  =Moon=, employment of the, 18;
    worship of the, 249.

  =Morbihan=, alignments at, 100.

  =Morgan=, Lloyd, Prof., 167, 170, 176.

  =Morgan=, Mr., 53.

  =Morrow=, Mr., 171, 174.

  =Mountain-ash=, 206.

  =Mungo-Park=, 235.

  =Murray=, Mr. George, 27.

  =Murray=, Mr. John, 308.

  =Mut=, temple of, 297.

  =Mythology=, origin of, 19.

  N.

  =Nantwich=, 221.

  =Naos=, The, at Stonehenge, 16, 41, 63, 95.

  =Need fires=, 190.

  =Neolithic-age=, 75, 76.

  =New-Grange (Meath)=, 38.

  =Newton’s herbal=, 212.

  =New-year=, change of date, 194.

  =Night-dial=, use of, 302.

  =Nile=, 3, 18, 312.

  =Nimrood=, temples at, 241, 308.

  “=Nine Maidens=” (The), 292, 293.

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