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Dawn, typified by Urvasî, 52
 by Psyche, 52
 by Eurydiké, 52
 by the Grey Filly in the Battle of the Birds, 77
Deity, origin of the name, 21
Demeter, consulted by Psyche, 44
Demrush the Dïv, conquered by Tamuras, 112
Devonshire Pixies, 96
Dietrich, John, story of, 153
Dinomis, the, 11
Dïvs, 94, 109
 described, 110
 their war with the Peris, 111
 are the black clouds of night, 114
Dragons and Monsters, dark thunder-clouds, 86
 in Hindu or Aryan story, 187
Dwarfs, 27
 German dwarfs, 143
 White, Brown, and Black dwarfs, 151
 Brown dwarfs carry off children, 152
 work gold and silver, 152
 black dwarfs malicious and ugly, 152
 invisible while wearing caps, their functions, 153
Dwellers in Fairy Land, 92—184
Dyaus pitâr, Heaven Father, 21
 
E
Eagle of Zeus, the, assists Psyche, 45
East, stories from the, 92
Ebeltoft, the people of, and the Trolls, 144
Edenhall, the Luck of, 133
Elf King's tune, the, 130
Elves, English, whence derived, 26—27
Elves, Scandinavian, 128
 White and Black, 129
Enchanted Horse, the, 97
Eros and Psyche, 35
 story of, 37—49
 meaning of, 52
 kindred myths, 82
European nations belong to one great family, 10, 36
Eurydiké, legend of, 26
Excalibur = Jack the Giant-Killer's sword, 192
 
F
Fachan, the, an ugly Giant, 173
Fafnir, a Scandinavian Dragon, 95
Fairies of the West Highlands, 166
 like Scandinavian dwarfs, 166
Fairy Land, sketch of, 1—7
 dwellers in, 3, 92, et seq.
 something for all tastes in, 4
 no schoolmasters, 4
 nor doctors, 5
 no note of time in, 6
 land of once upon a time, 7
Fairy Legends, likeness of, 8, 82, 189—190
 difference of, 8, 82
 origin of, 9, 14, 28, 82
 meaning of, 158
 lessons of, 194
Farmer and the Troll, the, 146