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U
Urvasî and Purûravas, story of, 50
 meaning of the myth, 52
 other myths of like meaning, 82
Ushas, the Dawn Maiden, 22
 = Cinderella, 185
 
V
Varuna, the All-surrounder, hymn to, 22
 prototype of Ouranos, 85
Vedas, the, 12, 14, 50
Velent, sword made by him,
 = Jack the Giant Killer's, 192
Vivien and Merlin, 97
Vritra, the dragon = the Python, 95
 
W
Wantley, the dragon of, 95
Water- Bulls, 163
 story of, 163
Water-Horses, 163
 story of, 163
Wayland-Smith derived from the horse-smith Velent, 192
Welsh Giant, the, 191
White Bear in the Scandinavian legend, 54
White Cat, the, 98
Wild Horseman, legend of the, 25
Winds, ministers of Indra, 25
Wolf, the, a figure for Clouds, 188
Wolf, the, and seven little Kids, 83
 akin to the Greek legend of Kronos, 85
 meaning of the myth, 85
Woman, the cause of misfortune in various legends, 63
Words, the teaching of, 12
 
Y
Yellow Dwarf, the, 2, 98
Ygdrassil, possibly akin to Jack's beanstsalk, 190
Yorkshire, fairy legend of, 133
 the Boggart in, 137
 story of a Yorkshire Boggart, 138
 
Z
Zend Avesta, oldest sacred book of the Persians, 14
Zephyrus, commissioned by Eros, wafts Psyche to safety, 39
Zeupater = Dyaus pitár, 21
Zeus sends Hermes to fetch Psyche, 49
Zohrab, son of Rustem, 114
 = moon or rising sun, 114


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