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LECTURE THE THIRD.

The Prehistoric Gods.

Twu prehistoric periods tearing upon Hindu religicnm

Scepticimn about Cmnperetive MythologymDifficulties in the way cf Comparative MythologymComparative Mythelcgy and Etllnclegym’l‘he myth of Cerberusw The Inde—Iiurcpcan perioderehistoric words for gerlwmli‘ether Sky and Mother Earthm’l‘he Thunderer wThe Vedic Acvins, or “Horsemen,” the two Sons of chwcnm’l‘hc Dicscuri in Greek mythologymThe Lettish myth of the two "Sons of God”--—-Ccmmcn kernel of the myth of the two “Sons of Heaven ”—-—-—-— The Aryan, er hide-Iranian pericdmlmpcrtent re— ligicus ideas cemmon to the two peoplesm’l‘he duel gecle Verena. and hiitrszAhm-e Mazda end Verunaw— The conception of arm, or “CQi‘I’EfiC order”—-—-~The Kdityae wAditi, the mother of the Aciityaswhiitra, a. sun god m’l‘hc eun, the mean, and the planetemThe Kdityes end Amcshe SpentswEnrly ethical concepts among the Indc—EuropeansmVaruna and Greek Durance (Uranus) mThe crigin of manmSundry parents of menm” Father Menn”-—--Yame and Yarn‘i', the “Twine”----Inter1acing of the myths of the first meanhe human character of Mann and Yama—wYama, the god of the death—Some, the sacrificial drink of the godsmThe myth of Some. and the Heavenly EaglemVelue of the preceding

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