Chapter VI: Gods 265

How gods differ from other supernatural beings, 635, 636;
Early mythical founders of culture, 637-643.

CLAN GODS (including divinized men). In lower tribes,
644-647; In civilized nations, 648-651; One class of Greek
"heroes," 652, 653; Historical importance of clan gods, 654.

DEPARTMENTAL GODS. In half-civilised communities, 658-662;
In Maya, Mexican, and Peruvian religions, 663-665; Among
Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, 666-670; Supposed Semitic
instances, 671; Tutelary deities of individuals, cities, and
nations, 672, 673; Classes of departmental gods, 674:
Creators, 675-679; Gods of the other world, 680-682: Good
and bad Powers, 683-694; Conflict and adjustment, 684-688;
Ethical dualism, 689; Man's attitude toward demons, 690-694;
Gods of abstractions, 695-697: Semitic, 698-700; Egyptian,
701; Roman and Greek, 702; Aryan, 703; Absorption of
specialized deities by great gods, 704-706.

NATURE GODS. Their characteristics, 707, 708; Cult of the
sun, 709-713; of the moon, 714; of stars, 715-718.

THE GREAT GODS. Their genesis, 719, 720; Divine dynasties,
721-723; The supremacy of a particular god determined by
social conditions, 724; Origin of composite figures, 725.

Illustrations of the growth of gods, 725 ff.:

EGYPTIANS. Horus, 726; Ra, 727; Osiris, 728; Hathor, Neith,
Isis, 729.

HINDU. Varuna, 730; Indra, 731; Soma, 732; Vishnu and Çiva,
733; Dyaus and Prithivi, 734; Ushas (and Çaktism), 734;
Yama, 735, 736.

PERSIAN. Ahura Mazda and Angro Mainyu, 737, 738; Mithra and
Anahita, 739; Character of the Zoroastrian reform, 740-745.

CHINESE. Feeble theistic development, 746; Confucianism and
Taoism, 747-749.

JAPANESE. No great god, 750.

Nature of Semitic theistic constructions, 751-755.

BABYLONIAN AND ASSYRIAN. Ea, 756; Enlil (Bel), 757; Marduk,
758; Ashur, 759; Female deities, 760; Bau, 761; Ishtar, 762,
763.

PHOENICIAN AND ARABIAN. Melkart, Eshmun, Dusares, Al-Lât,
Al-Uzza, 764.

HEBREW. Yahweh, 765; The titles Ilu (El), Elohim, 766.

GREEK. The pantheon, 767; Zeus, 768, 769; Apollo, 770;
Poseidon, 771; Hermes, 772; Pan, 773, 774; Ares, 775;
Dionysus, 776-778; Hades, 779, 780; Female deities, 781:
Hera, 782, 783; Demeter, 784; Maiden goddesses, 785: the
Kore, 786; Hestia, 787; Artemis, 788, 789; Hekate, 790;
Athene, 791, 792; Aphrodite, 793, 794; Breadth of the Greek
theistic scheme, 795.

ROMAN. Nature gods, 796, 797; Jupiter, 798; Janus, 799;
Mars, 800; Saturn, 801; Deities of obscure origin, 802;
Female deities, 803; Juno, 804; Vesta, 805; Diana, 806;
Minerva, 807; Venus, 808, 809.

Characteristics of the great ancient national religions,
810-818.