CONTENTS. Page Page I. INTRODUCTION I § 41. Aditi 120 § I. Religion and Mythology . I S 42. Diti 123 § 2. Characteristics of Vedic myth- E. S 43- GODDESSES 124 ology i F. § 44. DUAL DIVINITIES . .126 S 3. Sources of Vedic Mythology 3 G. S 45- GROUPS OF DEITIES . 130 S 4. Method to be pursued . 5 H. LOWER DEITIES 131 S 5. The Avesta and Vedic mytho- § 46. Rbhus 131 logy 7 jj 47. Apsarases. UrvasI . .134 ' S 6. Comparative Mythology . 8 S 48. Gandharvas 136 S 49. Tutelary Deities: Vastos II. VEDIC CONCEPTIONS OF THE pati, &c. ...'.. 138 WORLD AND ITS ORIGIN . 8 S 7. Cosmology 8 IV. MYTHICAL PRIESTS AND § 8. Cosmogony II HEROES 138 S 9. Origin of Gods and Men . 14 g 50. Manu 138 S 51. Bhrgus 140 III.. THE VEDIC GODS .... 15 § 52. Atharvan 141 jj 10. General character and classi- S 53. Dadhyafic 141 fication 15 S 54. Angirases 142 A.'CELESTIAL GODS 21 g 55. Virupas, Navagvas, DaSagvas, §n. Dyaus .21 Seven Rsis .... 143 S 12. Varuna 22 S S6- Atri HS S 13. Mitra 29 S 57- Kanya &c 145 S 14- Surya 30 g 15. Savitr 32 § 58. Kutsa, Kavya Usana &c. 146 S 16. Pusan 35 V. ANIMALS AND INANIMATE OB- § 17. Visnu 37 JECTS ..... .147 § 18. Vivasvat 42 S 59. General Traits . .147 S 19- Adityas 43 § 60. The Horse: Dadhikra, Tark- jj 20. Usas 46 sya, Paidv^ EtaSa, &c. 148 S 21. Asvins 49 S 61. A. The Bull. B. The Cow. 150 B. ATMOSPHERIC GODS ... r 54 S 62. The goat, boar, dog, monkey, S 22. Indra _. 54 tortoise, frogs . .151 % 23. Trita Aptya 67 S 63. The Bird . .... 152 S 24. Apam napat 69 g 64. Noxious animals; serpent, &c. 152 § 25. Matarisvan 71 § 65. Survivals of prehistoric notions § 26. Ahi budhnya 72 about animals . .153 § 27. Aja ekapad 73 S 66. Deified terrestrial objects . 154 S 28. Rudra 74 S 29. The Maruts ..... 77 VI. DEMONS AND FIENDS . .156 S 30. Vayu-Vata 81 S 67. Aerial demons: Asuras, Panis, S 31. Parjanya 83 Dasas .156 jj 32. Apah 85 S 68. Vrtra, Vala &c "158 C. TERRESTRIAL GODS .... 86 S 69. Susna, Sambara, Namuci, &c. 160 § 33. Rivers. SarasvatT ... 86 § 70. Raksases, Pisacas and other § 34. Prthivl 88 terrestrial demons . 162 S 35- Agni 88 S 36. Brhaspati 101 VII. ESCHATOLOGY 165 jj 37. Soma . 104 § 71. Disposal of the dead . 165 D. ABSTRACT GODS 115 S 72. The Soul . ... .166 S 38. Two Classes 115 S 73. Heaven 167 A. Various Agent Gods . 115 S 74- Joys of the future life . .167 B. Tvastr 116 S 75- Hell 169 S 39- Visvakarman, Prajapati . 118 S 76. The Pitrs or Manes . .170 § 40. Manyu, Sraddha&c. .119 § 77. Yama, King of the Dead . 171 NB. The Manuscript was sent in on September 23, 1896. http://d-nb.info/361529163.