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Brahman (Indian), 45, 323, 325, 327, 337

Brahmanas, 322

Brahmins, 322, 327, 328, 348

Br’er Rabbit stories, 5, 410–11, 426

Brigid (Celtic), 30, 282–83

Brynhild or Brunhilde (Norse), 307–8

Buddha (Indian), 345, 348–51

Buddhism, 9, 319, 348–51, 363, 386, 388

bulls

Celtic, 287

Egyptian, 97

Greek Heracles and Cretan, 224

Greek Theseus and Minotaur, 234–37

Mesopotamian, 155

Minoan, 183–84

Mithraism and, 170

Bumba (African), 415, 419

burial literature, Egyptian, 71–74

Byzantine Empire, 261

caduceus symbol, 228

Caesar, Julius, 36, 112, 269, 271–73, 277

Cagn (African), 419

calendar, 6, 64

Calypso (Greek), 249, 250

Canaan, 165–68. See also Mesopotamian myths

cannibalism, 210, 220, 429

Capitoline triad (Roman), 253

Cassandra (Greek), 246

caste system, Indian, 328–30, 346–47

castration, Greek myths and, 194–98

Catal Huyuk, 130

Caterpillar (North American), 490

cattle of Geryon, 225

Cattle Raid of Cooley, The, 263, 275–76, 285–88

causal myths. See creation myths; explanatory myths

celebrations. See holidays

Celtic myths, 263–95. See also Norse myths

The Cattle Raid of Cooley, 285–88

Druids and, 269–80

Fenian Cycle and Finn MacCool, 288–92

gods, 280–84

evidence, 272–76

sacrifice, 276–79

of King Arthur, 28–29

Mabinogion and Wales, 292–95

milestones, 266–68

Salmon of Knowledge, 288–90

Samhain festival and Halloween, 290–92

shamans, 412

Stonehenge, 279–80

centaurs (Greek), 226

Centeotl (Aztec), 470

Centzon Totchtin (Aztec), 450

Cerberus (Greek), 209, 225–26

Ceres (Roman), 205–6, 253

Cernunnos (Celtic), 281

Ceryneian deer, 223

Chac (Mayan), 462

Chalchiuhtlicue (Aztec), 472–74

Chaldean Empire, 161

Chang E (Chinese), 379

Changing Woman (North American), 489

Chango (African), 410, 427–30

Chaos (Greek), 194

Charon (Greek), 209

Cheops, 99–102

chicha beer, 475, 478

chi life force (Chinese), 364, 378

Chinawezi (African), 417

Chinese myths, 353–84

Chinese history and, 309–11, 361–64

Confucius and Confucianism, 379–82

myths, 369–73

and, 365–69

gods, 374–79

Japanese myths and, 386 (see also Japanese myths)

Laozi and Taoism, 382–84

milestones, 356–60

virtue in, 374

Chiron (Greek), 227, 228

Christianity. See Judeo-Christian religion

Christmas

African Kwanzaa and, 396

Celtic and Norse mistletoe and, 279, 302

Persian magi and, 169–70

Roman Saturnalia and, 5, 259–60

Chuang-tzu, 383

Chuku (African), 420

Cinteotl (Aztec), 470

cities

Greek, 185–86

Indian, 324–5

Mayan, 458

Mesopotamian, 123, 132

civilizations

Greece and birth of Western, 179

Harappan, 324–25

Mesoamerican, 457–59

and, 12–15, 26

Mesopotamia as cradle of, 129–31

classes

Aztec, 466

Egyptian, 62, 65

Indian caste system, 328–30, 346–47

Norse, 297–98

Classic of Mountains and Sea, The, 362, 370, 374–75

clay tablets, Mesopotamian, 132–34

Closed Man (North American), 491

Coatlicue (Aztec), 470–71

Code of Hammurabi, 142–44

Coffin Texts, Egyptian, 72–73

coins in springs, 274

collective unconscious, 48

Columbus, Christopher, 393–94, 445

Communist Party, Chinese, 363, 382

Conchobar, 287

Confucius and Confucianism, 45, 353, 362–63, 368, 379–83, 386

Cortés, Hernando, 464, 467–69

cosmic egg creation stories

African, 417

Chinese, 371, 377, 386

Indian, 332

Coyolxauhqui (Aztec), 471

Coyote (North American), 27, 488–89

cradle of civilization, 129–31

creation myths. See also explanatory myths

African, 409–10, 415–18

American, 449–50

Aztec, 454–57

Chinese, 362, 369–73, 386

Egyptian, 74–78

explanatory myths, 10–12, 23, 33–34

Greek, 194–98

Incan, 478–79

Indian, 331–33, 337

Judeo-Christian Genesis, 11, 46, 74–75, 122, 137–38, 156, 163, 168

Mesopotamian, 115, 125, 131–33, 136–40

world, 395

Norse, 299–300

North American, 482

Pacific Island, 503–4

Creator Gods (African), 418–22

Cretan bull, 224

Cronus (Greek), 196, 213, 237–38

cross symbol, 113

Cuauhtémoc (Aztec), 468

Cuchulainn (Celtic), 1, 263, 276, 284–88

Culan