# The Mythology of All Races/Volume 6

THE MYTHOLOGY OF ALL RACES
Volume VI INDIAN IRANIAN
PLATE I
Durgā
The wife of Śiva, in her dread aspect, slays the Asura Mahiṣa. Standing in an attitude of triumph on the demon, who, as his name implies, is in the shape of a buffalo, she drags his soul (symbolized in human form) from him. From a Javanese lava sculpture, probably from Prambanān, in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. See p. 118.
THE MYTHOLOGY OF ALL RACES
IN THIRTEEN VOLUMES
LOUIS HERBERT GRAY, A.M., PH.D., Editor
GEORGE FOOT MOORE, A.M., D.D., LL.D., Consulting Editor
VOLUME VI
BOSTON
MARSHALL JONES COMPANY M DCCCC XVII
Copyright, 1917 By Marshall Jones Company
Entered at Stationers' Hall, London
All rights reserved
Printed in January, 1917
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
BOUND BY THE BOSTON BOOKBINDING COMPANY
CONTENTS
INDIAN
* PAGE
* Author's Preface5
* Transcription and Pronunciation9
* Introduction11
* Chapter I.The Ṛgveda—Gods of Sky and Air15
* II.The Ṛgveda—Gods of Earth, Demons, and Dead41
* III.The Mythology of the Brāhmaṇas73
* IV.The Great Gods of the Epic103
* V.Minor Epic Deities and the Dead131
* VI.The Mythology of the Purāṇas162
* VII.Buddhist Mythology in India and Tibet187
* VIII.The Mythology of the Jains220
* IX.The Mythology of Modern Hinduism230
IRANIAN
* Author's Preface253
* Transcription and Pronunciation257
* Introduction259
* Chapter I.Wars of Gods and Demons263
* II.Myths of Creation275
* III.The Primeval Heroes293
* IV.Legends of Yima304
* V.Traditions of the Kings and Zoroaster320
* VI.The Life to Come344
* VII.Conclusion348
* Notes, Indian355
* Notes, Iranian360
* Bibliography, Indian371
* Bibliography, Iranian395
ILLUSTRATIONS FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS
* PLATE FACING PAGE
* IDurgā — PhotogravureFrontispiece
* IIIdol Car22
* IIISūrya26
* IVIndra — Coloured34
* VApsarases — Coloured60
* VIBrahmā — Coloured78
* VIIKāla-Śiva82
* VIIIA. Tortures of Hell100
* B. Tortures of Hell100
* IXTrimūrti108
* XMarriage of Śiva and Pārvatī118
* XIBirth of Brahmā — Coloured120
* XIIVarāhāvatāra122
* XIIILakṣmī — Coloured124
* XIVKṛṣṇa126
* XVHanumān128
* XVIGaruḍa140
* XVIIVāsuki154
* XVIIIYakṣī156
* XIXKubera158
* XXViṣṇu Slays the Demons — Coloured164
* XXILakṣmī170
* XXIIGaṇeśa182
* XXIIIThe Great Buddha — Coloured188
* XXIVThe Buddha and Sujātā — Coloured190
* XXVThe Buddha on the Lotus192
* XXVITemptation of the Buddha — Coloured196
* XXVIIAvalokiteśvara202
* XXVIIITīrthakara220
* XXIXDilwāra Temple226
* XXXShrine of Bhūmiya234
* XXXIBhairon238
* XXXIIIranian Deities on Indo-Scythian Coins260
* 1. Mithra
* 2. Apām Napāt
* 3. Māh
* 4. Vāta or Vāyu
* 5. Khvarenanh
* 6. Ātar
* 7. Vanainti (Uparatāt)
* 8. Verethraghna
* XXXIII1. Typical Representation of Mithra264
* 2. Scenes from the Life of Mithra
* XXXIVIranian Deities on Indo-Scythian and Sassanian Coins272
* 1. Tishtrya
* 2. Khshathra Vairya
* 3. Ardokhsho
* 4. Asha Vahishta
* 5. Ahura Mazda
* 6. Fire Altar
* 7. Fravashi
* XXXVAncient Fire Temple near Iṣfahān284
* XXXVI1. Mithra Born from the Rock288
* 2. Mithra Born from the Rock
* XXXVIIThe Sīmurgh — Coloured290
* XXXVIIIṬahmūrath Combats the Demons — Coloured302
* XXXIX1. Ḍaḥḥāk (Azhi Dahāka) — Coloured310
* 2. Jamshīd on His Throne — Coloured
* XLRustam and the White Demon — Coloured328
* XLIThe Death of Suhrāb — Coloured332
* XLIIKai Kāūs Attempts to Fly to Heaven — Coloured336
* XLIIIGushtāsp Kills a Dragon — Coloured340
* XLIVSculpture Supposed to Represent Zoroaster342
* ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT
* FIGURE PAGE
* 1Agni42
* 2The Churning of the Ocean104
* 3The Propitiation of Umā, or Devī117
* 4The Narasiṁha ("Man-Lion") Avatar of Viṣṇu123
* 5The Matsya ("Fish") Avatar of Viṣṇu167
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