first-born_, applied to Heathen Virgin-born gods, 195.
_God the Father_, the, of all nations, a personification of the
sky, 478.
_Golden Age_, the, of the past, believed in by all nations of
antiquity, 8-16.
_Goliath_, killed by David, 90.
_Good Friday_, the, "Agonie" at Rome on, same as the weeping for
Adonis, 226.
_Gospel_, the, of the Egyptians, 443.
_Gospels_, the, were not written by the persons whose names they
bear, 454;
full of interpolations and errors, 454.
_Greece_, the gods and goddesses of, personifications of natural
objects, 467.
_Greeks_, the ancient, boasted of their "Golden Age," 10;
had a tradition of the "Islands of the Blessed," and the "Garden
of the Hesperides," 11;
had records of a Deluge, 26;
considered that the births of great men were announced by
celestial signs, 207;
had the rite of baptism, 320;
worshiped the virgin mother, and child, 342;
adored the cross, 344;
celebrated the birth of their gods on December 25th, 364;
worshiped a trinity, 374.
"_Grove_," the, of the Old Testament, is the "Ashera" of the
Pagans, 47.
_Gruter_ (inscriptions of), 397.
_Gymnosophists_, the, and the Essenes, the same, 423.
H.
_Hair_, long, attributes of the sun, 71;
worn by all sun-gods, 71, 72.
_Hau-Ki_, Chinese sage, of supernatural origin, 120.
_Heathen_, the, the religion of, same as Christian, 384.
_Heaven_, all nations believed in a, 389;
is born of the sky, 391, 559.
_Heavenly host_, the, sang praises at the birth of Jesus, 146;
parallels to, 146-149.
_Hebrew people_, the, history of, commences with the Exodus, 52-55.
_Hebrews_, the gospel of the, 455.
_Hell_, Christ Jesus descended into, 211;
Crishna descended into, 213;
Zoroaster descended into, 213;
Osiris, Horus, Adonis, Bacchus, Hercules, Mercury, all descended
into, 213;
built by priests, 391.
_Hercules_, compared with Samson, 66-72;
a personification of the Sun, 73, 485;
all nations had their, 76;
was the son of Jupiter, 124;
was exposed when an infant, 170;
was called the "Saviour," 193;
the "Only begotten," 193;
is put to death, 485;
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