Amoor River, the Manegres of the, iii. 323; the Gilyaks of the, v. 278 _n._ 2, viii. 103, 267, ix. 101; the Goldi of the, viii. 103; bears in the valley of the, viii. 191; the Orotchis of the, viii. 197 Amorgos, the month of Cronion in, ix. 351 _n._ 2 Amorites, their law as to fornication, v. 37 _sq._ Amoy, fear of tree-spirits in, ii. 14; spirits who draw away the souls of children at, iii. 59; euphemism for fever among the Chinese of, iii. 400; puppets as substitutes among the Chinese of, viii. 104 Ampasimene, in Madagascar, viii. 40 _n._ Amphictyon, king of Athens, married the daughter of his predecessor, ii. 277 Amphipolis, death of Brasidas at, iv. 94 Amphitryo besieges Taphos, xi. 103 Amsanctus, the valley of, v. 204 _sq._ Amshaspands, Persian archangels, ix. 373 _n._ 1 Amsterdam, “dew-treading” at Whitsuntide at, ii. 104 _n._ 2 Amulets, hair and teeth of sacred kings preserved as, ii. 6; knots used as, iii. 306 _sqq._; rings and bracelets as, iii. 314 _sqq._, x. 92; crowns and wreaths as, vi. 242 _sq._; against demons, ix. 95; as soul-boxes, xi. 155; degenerate into ornaments, xi. 156 _n._ 2. _See also_ Talismans Amulius Silvius, his rivalry with Jupiter, ii. 180 Amyclae, ancient capital of Lacedaemon, Agamemnon buried at, ii. 279; in the vale of Sparta, v. 313; tomb of Hyacinth at, v. 314; festival of Hyacinthia at, v. 315 Amyclas, father of Hyacinth, v. 313 Anabis, in Egypt, human god at, i. 390 Anacan, a month of the Gallic calendar, ix. 343 Anacreon, on Cinyras, v. 55 Anacyndaraxes, father of Sardanapalus, v. 172 Anadates, at Zela, ix. 373 _n._ 1 Anaitis, Persian goddess, afterwards equivalent to Ishtar, i. 16 _sq._, ix. 369, 389; identified with Artemis, i. 37 _n._ 2; served by prostitutes at Acilisena, in Armenia, ii. 282 _n._ 3, v. 38, ix. 369 _n._ 1; her sanctuary at Zela, ix. 370, 421 _n._ 1; associated with the Sacaea, ix. 355, 368, 369, 402 _n._ 1; identified with Aphrodite, ix. 369 _n._ 1, 389 Anammelech, burnt sacrifice of children to, iv. 171 Anansa, tutelary god of Old Calabar, ii. 42 _Anassa_, “Queen,” title of goddess, v. 35 _n._ 2 _Anatomie of Abuses_, ii. 66 Anazarba or Anazarbus, in Cilicia, the olives of, ii. 107; Zeus at, v. 167 _n._ 1 Ancestor, wooden image of, xi. 155 —— -worship among the Bantu peoples, ii. 221, vi. 176 _sqq._; in relation to fire-worship, ii. 221; among the Khasis of Assam, vi. 203; combined with mother-kin tends to a predominance of goddesses over gods in religion, vi. 211 _sq._; in Fiji, xi. 243 _sq._