Ant-hill, insane people buried in an, x. 64 Antaeus, grave of the giant, i. 286 ——, king of Libya, and his daughter Barce, ii. 300 _sq._ Antagonism of religion to magic, i. 226 Antaimorona, the, of Madagascar, their chiefs held responsible for failure of the crops, i. 354 Antambahoaka, the, of Madagascar, confession of sins among the, iii. 216 _sq._ Antandroy, the, of Madagascar, their custom at circumcision, iii. 227 Antankarana tribe of Madagascar believe that their souls at death pass into animals, viii. 290 Antelope (_Antilope leucoryx_), ceremony after killing a, viii. 244 Antelopes, soul of a dead king incarnate in, vi. 163 _Anthemis nobilis_, camomile, gathered at Midsummer, xi. 63 Anthesteria, dramatic death and resurrection of Dionysus perhaps acted at the, iv. 32; festival of the dead at Athens, v. 234 _sq._, ix. 152 _sq._; an Athenian festival of Dionysus, compared with a modern Thracian celebration of the Carnival, vii. 30 _sqq._ Anthesterion, Attic month, corresponding to February, ii. 137, ix. 143 _n._, 352 Anthropomorphism of the spirits of nature, vii. 212 _Antiaris toxicaria_, poison tree, superstition of the Kayans as to the, ii. 17 Antibes, Holy Innocents’ Day at, ix. 336 _sq._ Antichrist, expected reign of, iv. 44 _sq._ Antigone, the execution of, ii. 228 _n._ 5 Antigonus, King, v. 212; deified by the Athenians, i. 390, 391 _n._ 1 _Antilope leucoryx_, ceremony of Ewe hunter after killing a, viii. 244 Antimachia in Cos, priest of Hercules dressed as woman at, vi. 258 Antimores of Madagascar, their chiefs held responsible for the operation of the laws of nature, i. 354 Antinmas, the twenty-fourth day after Christmas, ix. 167 Antinous, games in honour of, at Mantinea, vii. 80, 85 Antioch, destroyed by an earthquake, v. 222 _n._ 1; festival of Adonis at, v. 227, 257 _sq._; how it was freed from scorpions, viii. 280 _sq._ Antiochus, Greek calendar of, v. 303 _n._ 3 Antiquity, of the cultivation of the cereals in Europe, vii. 79; human scapegoats in classical, ix. 229 _sqq._ Antoninus Liberalis, on the birth of Hercules, iii. 299 _n._ 1 —— Marcus, plague in his reign, ix. 64 Antonius Mountain, in Thuringia, Christmas bonfire on the, x. 265 _sq._ Antrim, harvest customs concerning the last corn cut in, vii. 144, 154 _sq._; “Winning the Churn” in, vii. 154 _sq._ Ants, bites of, used in purificatory ceremony, iii. 105; eaten to make the eater brave, viii. 147; superstitious precaution against the ravages of, viii. 276; jealousy transferred to, ix. 33; stinging people with, ix. 263, x. 61, 62 _sq._ Antwerp, Feast of All Souls in, vi. 70; wicker giants at, xi. 35 _sq._ Anu, Babylonian god, visit of Ishtar to, ix. 399 _n._ 1