Celestial Indexes.Goban Saer(the supposed architect of the R. T.), legendary account of,375-385;not contemporary with St. Abhan,383,384,493;was a Tuath-de-danaan,386,492;meaning of his name,385,386;his individuality,379,385;his effigy at Clonmacnoise,358;the sacerdotal character of its attire,513.Goshen, significance of its situation,153.Granard, derivation of the name,208.Greece, not the source of Irish religion or learning,41,453;nature of Greek Sabaism,194-197;Herodotus on the Greek theogony,196;remarkable derivative analogy between Greek and Irish names,453-470.Grian(Irish), as the root ofGrynæus(epithet of Apollo),208.Gyah, Buddhist subterranean temple,215.Gwalior(Hindu temple), its subterranean passage,166.Harp, cultivation of harp music in Ireland,403-406.HeberandHeremon,387;their parentage,393,432;headed the Scythian invasion of Ireland,393;their epoch according to Irish chronology,432;distinct, except in language, from theDanaans,393.Hebrew, its affinity to Irish,228.Hecatæuson the mission of Abaris from the island of the Hyperboreans to Delos,53-55;on the peculiar appearance of the moon as seen from the latter island,397;on the cyclic visits of Apollo to the latter,397;on the prevalence ofharpersthere,403.Heerenon the history, language, architecture, and institutions of ancient Persia,178-183.Heliogabalus, connection of the name with the perverted sense ofGaye-phallus,312.Hercules, and his twelve labours,195;worshipped in Egypt, PhÅ“nicia, and elsewhere, before his inclusion in the Greek theogony,195;a personification of the sun,195;pronounced by Orpheus the father and destroyer of all things, and the great deliverer of mankind,195;explanation of the Zodiac,195,196;Hercules Astrokiton,196;worshipped by different nations under a diversity of names,196;Hercules Fidhius,250;Hercules and Deus synonymous terms,250;the founder of Western philosophy,437;worshipped asOsirisandBacchus,437.Herodotuscited,160,161,180,196.Hibernia, meaning and derivation of the name,28,29,115-126,128,129.SeeIran,Ireland,Insula Hyperboreorum.Hindus, their origin and the meaning of their name,74.SeeIndia.HolyandMost Holy(places mentioned in Scripture), anatomical significance of,373.Hypanis(River), identity of the Egyptian and Indian religions, and of the destination of their respective pyramids, suggested by architectural remains found near,76.Hyperborean(an epithet of Ireland), its twofold meaning,55.SeeInsula Hyperboreorum.Inaron.SeeAaron.Indextheory of the R. T. SeeCelestial Indexes.India, idea underlying the morphology of Brahminism,77,78;purpose of the Indian cave-temples,78;devotion of Brahmins to astronomy,78,79;ancient Hindu civilisation,79,80;its decadence under Mohammedan rule,80;Sir W. Jones on the pantheistic idealism of,94n.;Buddhism,107-114(and seeBuddhism);identity of ancient Egyptian worship with Brahminism,143;Sepoys worshipping in Egyptian temples,143;reference in Sanskrit records to the Pyramids,144;Indian origin claimed for Orpheus,405;second migration of the Tuath-de-danaans to Ireland was from,443;sculpture at Glendalough explained by reference to the history of,469-474.Insula Hyperboreorum, identity of Ireland with,52,396-403,437,445et seq.;twofold meaning of Hyperborean,55;description by Hecatæus of, distorted by Diodorus,397,398;likewise by Dalton and Macpherson,398;incredulity of Diodorus accounted for,398,399;known also as Ogygia,437;scepticism of Müller respecting,443,444;mission of Abaris from,447,448;Greek evidence of its identity with Ireland,451sq.Iona, derivation of the name,83n.;its connection with St. Columbe Kille,83n.Iran, the generic name of both Persia and Ireland,127;its specific form,Irin, appropriated to Ireland,120-127;meaning of both these names,127;origin of the diverse forms,Ire,Eri,Ere,Erin,128;howIranwas metamorphosed intoIerneandHibernia,128,129;its occupation by the Tuath-de-danaans, and their expulsion by the Pish- (or Pith-) de-danaans,252-259;equivalent in meaning toParadise,285;properly applicable to all India lying north-west of the Indus,184;changed by the Greeks intoAriana,185;PahlaviErinand ZendErieneand PelasgicIerne,185;IradandIran,244;IraniansandTuranians,123-126.SeePersiaandIreland.Ireland, its early repute for academic learning,45,46,59n.;its learning not borrowed from Greece or Rome,45,46;the “Insula Hyperboreorum†of the Ancients,52,396-403,445et seq.;alleged cyclic visits of Apollo to,52,397;description of, by Donatus (9th century),54;its identity withScotia,54n.;why called the “Sacred†Island,55,117,130;persecution in Scotland of exiles from,57n.;included by the Ancients in the general termBritain,58;antiquity and astronomic character of the Irish language,58,250;also of its alphabet,416-418;genealogy of the language according to Davies,58;Mosheim’s testimony to the learning of the ancient Irish,59n.;also that of Henricus Antisiodrensis,59n.;description of Ireland by Artemidorus,400;its ancestral religious affinity with Egypt and India,77-80;resemblance of its early architecture to that of ancient Greece and Rome,86;derivation and meaning of the name Hibernia,115-126;Tacitus on,119;IranandIrinas names for,120,121-126;Irenses,121;origin of the nameOgygia,131;also of the namesFuodhla,Fudh,Inis, andInis-na-Bhfiodhbhadh,131;its connection with Sabaism,193-210;Hebrew and Irish, branches of the same root-language,228;twofold signification of Irish letters and words,228,229;the Irish alphabet a “tree†code,229;Irish (i.e.the language of Iran) an original and universal tongue,250;Artemidorus on the ancient religion of,301,302;mentioned in thePuranasas “the white island†(Muc-Inis)325-328;significance of its readiness to accept Christianity,344;Crioch-na-Fuineadhachas a name of,344;St. Patrick not the introducer of letters into,416-419;proof that the Irish is not derived from the Roman alphabet,416-419;the Ogham character,340,419,420;views of Montmorency and Whittaker refuted,418-428;ancient celebrity of, not due to the Celts or Scythians,428;resemblance of the Irish, as regards physique, manners, customs, religious observances, etc., to the ancient Persians,437-440;in ancient times an “Oriental Asylum,â€441;twice invaded by the Tuath-de-danaans,442,443;Firbolg occupation of,442,443;meaning ofBana-baas a name of,470-474;also of its Sabaic nameTibholas,507;its existence known to the Greeks and Brahmins,517,518.IrisandIrinandIran, names of Ireland,120,121,127,398.IsidoreofSeville, on the identity ofScotiawith Ireland,54n.Isis(Egyptian deity), phallic worship of,105,106;what she personified,106.Israelites, sense in which the author uses the term,11;their use of bells,11.Japhet(Noachian) andJavan(his son), derivation and meaning of the names,283n.Kaiomurs(king of Persia),245-247;identical with Noah,272.Kalabche(Nubian temple), resemblance of its sculptures to those at Knockmoy and Old Kilcullen,337-342.Kells(R. T.),83;snake sculpture on cross at,361,490.Kill(in Irish names), its origin and signification,43;existence of a “Kill†evidence of previous existence of paganism,43,44.Kilcullen, orOld Kilcullen, remarkable Tuath-de-danaan cross at,337;its Buddhist character,337,338.Killeshandra, phallic meaning of the name,207.Killmallock(R. T.),44,167,202;derivation of the names,201;description of its tower as contrasted with the churches in its vicinity,202,203.Kilmacdugh, remarkable leaning round tower at,515.Kilt, orPhilabeg,138,296;originally a Tuath-de-danaan article of attire, not a Celtic,297;disappeared from Ireland before the introduction of Christianity,298;kilted figures of Budh,138,296;antiquity of the Irish philabeg,512.Knockmoy, description of supposed Buddhist sculptures at,328-335;refutation of theory that they depict the death of MacMurrough’s son,333,334;representation of the kings, with doves, explained,330;similarity of the sculpture to that on temple of Kalabche (Nubia),337-341;confirmatory Purana evidence,339;Phrygian attire of the subordinate figures,329,437.La-Beuil-tinne(first of May), or day of Baal’s fire,201.LambhandLuamh, twofold meaning of,487-489.Laniganon the theory that the round towers were repositories for ecclesiastical treasure,35.Ledwich’sviews regarding the round towers,13-15;onCumman,59.Lingajas(worshippers of theLingam, or male nature),102,113,228,259,260,282,353;their connection with Babel,284.Lotos, phallic significance of,257n.;Chinese legend of the,257,258.Lough Derg, meaning of its name,206.Lough Neagh, submerged round towers of,50.Lough Rea, and its connection with the worship of Astarte,204,205.Lycanthropy(or wolf-madness) in Ireland,468,469.MacCarthy Mores, reputed founders of round towers,39,40.Macha, one of the three deities specially worshipped by Tuath-de-danaan women,132.Madura, cruciform pagoda at,352.Magadha(birthplace of Buddha),264;its bearing on the question, how the Tuath-de-danaans made their way to Ireland?265,266n.Magh-abadean(name of Persian dynasty),190,246;another name for Tuath-de-danaan,248;its derivation,247,248.MaghandMaghody, representing thebountyof Providence,217,218.Mahadeva(Hindu legend of), and theLingajasandYonijasorYavanas,260,261.Manetho, his account of the invasion of Egypt by theUksi, or shepherd kings,142;also of the Israelites,151.Manuscripts(ancient Irish), loss of,54n.;destruction of by St. Patrick,135;preservation andhabitatof the remainder,136.Marine Strata, their bearing on the chronology of the Deluge,276-278.Masonicsignificance of the round towers,19,20;meaning of Saer,20n.MayaandRitty(Hindu), parents of Camadeva, meaning of the legend,94.Maypoleceremony (Irish), its Eastern origin,233;its phallic and astronomic significance,233,234;what it commemorated,234;corresponds to the BacchicPhallica,Donysia, andOrgia,235;description of the Irish Maypole festivals,237;mode of celebration at Waterford,238;similar ceremony at Ceylon celebrated by women only,238,239.M‘Pherson’stheory ofErneas theInsula Hyperboreorum,398.Medaleffigies of Christ,508-510.Melchisedec, of what he was the type,494-497.Milesians,328,432,502;date of their invasion of Ireland,432-434.SeeHeberandHeremon.Milneron the “belfry†theory of the round towers,12.Mining, Tuath-de-danaans proficient in,408;traces of their workings on the coast of Antrim,408-410;their acquaintance with iron,115,410;theArimaspi, or Cyclopean miners,86,407.Mithratic Caves, Buddhist origin of,2,3,353;argument from the vicinity of churches to,8;also from Cromleachs being found near them,17,18;as to their PhÅ“nician origin,18;Fiodh Aongusaas a designation of,353;Mithratic temple at New Grange,351,352;their cruciform character,353,354;cave of Elephanta,353.Moloch, meaning of the name,65,201.SeeKillmallock.Molten Seaat Solomon’s temple,172.Montmorency, his theories as to the round towers refuted,16-19,30,34-37,413et seq.Moon, prominences of, strikingly visible from theInsula Hyperboreorum,52,53;phallic worship of,91,92,110;generally an object of Sabaic worship,111,193-210;worshipped asAstarteandRimmon,102;different names for, as a fructifying power,91;connected with the deification of the feminine principle,211,212;different names expressive of this deification,211;dual sense of such epithets preserved in the primitive Irish tongue,212,213;Militta,Astarte, and the Irish derivativeAstore,213;connection of the round towers with her worship,74,75,112.SeeAstarte, and109,112.Moriagan, a deity worshipped by the Tuath-de-danaans,131,132;his military character,132;a personification of Budh under the nameFarragh,132;meaning of the latter name,132;Spenser’s theory that he was Fergus, king of Scotland,132.SeeFarragh.Moses, his identity withAmosisandOsarsiph,149-152;Manetho’s account of,151,152.SeeDeluge.Moshan Fani, his account of ancient Persia,189et seq.Mosheimon the learning of the Irish schoolmen,59n.Moytura(battle), meaning of the name,386;first not to be confounded with another and subsequent battle,448,449;scenes of the respective battles,386;retreat of the Firbolgs to Arran after the first battle,386,387;cause of the second battle,448.Muc-Inisas a name of Ireland corresponding to theWhite Islandmentioned in thePuranas,325;threefold meaning of the name,327;Dr. Keating’s interpretation of it refuted,328.Müller’sscepticism as to the Hyperboreans,443,444.Music, antiquity of Irish music,403;Hecatæus cited in evidence of its culture by the ancient Irish,403;Giraldus Cambrensis on the proficiency of the Irish harpers,403,404;Clarsech,Cruit, andOrphean, as names for the harp,404;music of the Irish bards superior to that of their contemporaries,405,406;Fuller’s eulogium on the Irish harp,406;a Danish origin falsely ascribed to the Irish harp,406.SeeApollo.Nagualism, a Mexican form of Sabaism, described,499et seq.Navigation, ancient Irish skilled in the art of,457.New Grange, Mithratic temple at, cruciform character of,351,352.Nimrod, the inventor of Sun-Worship,63;builder of the tower of Babel,63;his object in building it,63,64;why calledrebel,64;Birs Nimrod, orMujellibah,65n.Niracara(Brahminic), bodiless manifestations of the deity, as opposed tosacara, or visible ones, which latter are, when in a human form, the progeny of virginal conception,288.Noahand theNoachidæ,269-273.