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Myths, 311–71, 378; of origin of language, 58; connected with shapes of rocks, stone circles, statues, 113; of footprints, 114; of sympathetic plants, 132; of Quetzalcohuatl, 151–4; Sun-myths, 150–3, 346–52, 364; myths relating to stone arrow-heads, 224; to dolmens in North Africa, 222; of thunderbolt, 223–7; of Prometheus, 229, 255; of origin of fire in Polynesia, 231; Chinese, 254; Phœnicia, 254; of monstrous tribes, 234; growth of, 233; permanence of, 234; of Old World transferred to New, 249; geographical distribution of, 333–71; common nature and character of, among different races. 333–37; man in the moon, etc., 334; sun and moon, brother and sister, 335; Castor and Pollux in Tasmania, 335; transmission of, 337, etc., 378; derived from Bible stories, etc., 337–9; of America compared with those of Old World, 339–71; World-Tortoise, Tortoise Island, etc., 340–4; Man swallowed by fish, 344–6; Sun-Catcher, 346–52; Tom Thumb, 344–6; Little lied Kiding-Hood, 346; Jack and the Beanstalk, 349–57: ascent to heaven by the Tree, 350–7; Swan-coat, 355;