on the same as other nations, 108;
did not crucify Jesus, 524.
_John_, the same name as Jonah, 83;
the gospel according to, 457;
Irenaeus the author of, 458.
_John the Baptist_, his birth-day is on the day of the Summer
Solstice, 499.
_Jonah_, swallowed by a big fish, 77;
parallels to, 78, 79;
the meaning of, 79;
the Sun called, 80;
identified with Dagon and Oannes, 82, 83;
the same as John, 84;
the myth of, explained, 105.
_Jordan_, the river, considered sacred, 318.
_Josephus_, does not speak of Jesus, 564.
_Joshua_, arrests the course of the Sun, 91;
parallel to, 91.
_Jove_, the Sons of, numerous, 125;
the Supreme God, 125.
_Judea_, the Virgin of, 111;
a counterpart to, found by the first Christian missionaries in
China, 119.
_Judaism_, its doctrine and precepts, by I. M. Wise, referred to, 527.
_Judge of the Dead_, Jesus, 244;
Sons of God, 244;
Buddha, 244;
Crishna, 245;
Osiris, 245;
Aeacus, 245;
no examples of Jesus as, in early Christian art, 246.
_Julius Caesar_ (see Caesar).
_Juno_, the "Queen of Heaven," 333;
was represented standing on the crescent moon, 333;
considered the protectress of woman, 333;
often represented with a dove on her head, 357;
suspended in space, 486.
_Jupiter_, the Supreme God of the Pagans, 125;
a statue of, in St. Peter's, Rome, 397.
_Justin Martyr_, on the work of the Devil, 124, 265.
K.
_Kadmus_, king of Thebes, 124.
_Kaffirs_, the, practice circumcision, 86.
_Kama_, attempts the life of Crishna, 166;
is a personification of Night, 481.
_Ke-lin_, the, appeared at the birth of Confucius, 121.
_Key_, the, which unlocks the door to the mystery, 441.
_Knichahan_, the Supreme God of the Mayas of Yucatan, 130.
_Kings_, the, of Egypt considered divine, 122.
_Kronos_, the myth of, explained, 559.
_Kung-foo-tsze_ (see Confucius).
L.
_Labarum_, the, of Constantine, inscribed with the monogram of
Osiris, 350.
_Ladder_, the, of Jacob, 42;
explained, 42-47.
_Lama_, the, of Thibet, considered divine, 118;
the high priest of the Tartars, 118;
the Pope of Buddhism, 118.
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