Author's Preface and Introduction
The Religious Development. I.
Chief Deities. II.
Iranian Deities. III.
Semitic Deities. IV.
Vahagn "The Eighth" God. V.
Nature Worship and Nature Myths. 1. Sun, Moon, and Stars. VI.
Nature Worship and Nature Myths. 2. Fire. VII.
Nature Worship and Nature Myths. 3. Water. VIII.
Nature Worship and Nature Myths. 4. Trees, Plants, and Mountains. IX.
Heroes. X.
The World of Spirits and Monsters. XI.
Cosmogony, Death, and Eschatology. XII.
Appendix.
Footnotes.
Bibliography.
Map of the Temples
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Thanks to Google Books, a volume in the Mythology of All Races series (Vol. VI, Indian/Iranian) (Boston, 1917) which Ananikian frequently cites is available as a free download in .pdf format. [Indian and Iranian]. The Indian section is by A. Berriedale Keith; the Iranian section is by Albert J. Carnoy. On other pages of our website, Albert J. Carnoy's Iranian Mythology (from Mythology of All Races Vol. VI) and Ferdowsi's Shahnameh are available in HTML format.
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