Ahti, in Esthonian, the God of the Waters; in Finnish, one of the names of the hero Lemminkainen, i. xxviii., 221; ii. 95 note. Ahto, Finnish name of the God of the Waters, i. xxviii. Aino, a heroine of the "Kalevala," who was drowned in a lake, i. 34 note; ii. 147 note. Air-Maiden, the daughter of the Thunder-God, i. xxviii., 4, 71. Alder-beetle, divination by, i. 19. Alev, ancestor of a race of heroes, probably a brother of Kalev, i. xxii., 2 note. Alevide or Alevipoeg, a hero of the race of Alev, the chief friend and companion of his cousin, the Kalevipoeg, i. xxii., 4, 5, 6. Alevide and water-demon, i. 64. Alevide, death of the, i. 138. Ali Shar and Zumurrud, a story of the "Thousand and One Nights," i. 187 note. Alutaga, a district north of Lake Peipus, i. 237. Angantyr, a famous Berserk in the Hervarar Saga, i. 60 note. Anna, widows named, ii. 145. Apes and Khaleefeh the fisherman, in the "Thousand and One Nights," ii. 270. Apples, golden, ii. 14. Argument of "Kalevipoeg," i. 2. Ariel's song, i. 21 note. [Pg 306]Arju or Harju (German, Harrien), a province of Esthonia, i. xiv., 14 note. Arjuna, one of the heroes of the Indian Epic, the Maha-Bharata, ii. 23 note. Ark, ass entering, ii. 76 note. Armageddon, i. 135. Armi, name of dog, i. 25 note. Arthur, King, i. xxxii. Aschenputtel, German name for Cinderella, ii. 4. Ash-Katie (Tuhka-Triinu, Cinderella), ii. 4. Ass and Devil, ii. 76 note. Bagpipe, i. 304 note; ii. 150. Ballads and other short poems, i. xxiii.; ii. 287. Baltic, Bouquet from the, ii. 299. Baltic Provinces of Russia, i. xiii. Banyan-tree, i. 39 note. Barbarossa, i. xxxii. Baring-Gould. _See_ Gould. Barnkeeper, courageous, ii. 195. Bast shoes, magic, ii. 25. Bast shoes, man with the, ii. 278. Bathhouse visited by devils, ii. 186 Bathroom employed for accouchements, i. 21. Bath-whisks, i. 98; ii. 235 Battles of the Kalevide, i. 119, 136, 137. Bear, i. 52, 97; ii. 279, 290. Beast-stories, ii. 274. Beauty and the Beast, ii. 43 note. Beer in Hades, i. xxxi., 173, 198. Beetle as coachman, ii. 5. Beetle and brooch, divination by, i. 19. Beggar, God disguised as, ii. 182. Bell, magic, i. 197. Bell of Sarvik, i. 121, 126. Beowulf, hero of an Anglo-Saxon poem of the same name, ii. 147 note. [Pg 307]Berserk, a Viking mad with battle-frenzy (the nearest modern parallel is the Malay custom of running amok), i. 39 note, 60 note. Berserk, Angantyr the, i. 60 note. Berserk, Kalevipoeg a, i. 39 note. Bertram, Dr., part translator of the "Kalevipoeg," i. xix.; ii. 301. Bewitched horse, ii. 193. Bhima, one of the heroes of the Indian Epic, the Maha-Bharata. i. 25 note; ii. 23 note. Bibliography, ii. 299. Birch-bark maid, ii. 180. Birch-tree, crooked, ii. 189. Birch-twigs for bath-whisks, ii. 235. Birds, language of, i. 215, 223; ii. 239. Bitch, Devil's mother in form of, i. xxxi., 68. Black Gods, ii. 136. Black magic, stories of, ii. 148, 167, 188. Black pool, ii. 146.