nicheans_, the, transferred pure souls to the Galaxy, 45;
their doctrine of the divinity of Christ Jesus, 511.

_Manu_, quotations from, 415.

_March_ 25th, the primitive Easter solemnized on, 225, 495;
celebrated throughout the ancient world in honor of the "Mother
of God," 335;
appointed to the honor of the Christian Virgin, 335.

_Maria_, the name, same as Mary, 332.

_Mark_, the Gospel according to, 456.

_Matangi girl_, the, and Ananda, the disciple of Buddha, 294.

_Martianus Capella_, his ode to the Sun, 507.

_Martyr_ (Justin), compares Christianity with Paganism, 124.

_Mary_, the mother of Jesus, 111;
same name as Maya, Maria, &c., 332;
called the "Mother of God," 398.

_Masons' Marks_, conspicuous among Christian symbols, 358.

_Mass_, the, of Good Friday, of Pagan origin, 226.

_Mastodon_, the remains of, found in America, 19.

_Mathura_, the birth-place of Crishna, 113.

_Matthew_, the "Gospel according to," 455.

_May_, the month of, dedicated to the Heathen Virgin Mothers, 335;
is now the month of Mary, 335.

_Maya_, the same name as Mary, 332.

_Mayus_, the, of Yucatan, worship a Virgin-born god, 130.

_May-pole_, the, of moderns, is the "Ashera" of the ancients, 47;
an emblem of the male organ of generation, 47;
the Linga of the Hindoos, 47.

_Mecca_, the Mohammedans' Jerusalem, 296.

_Mediator_, the title of, applied to Virgin-born gods before the
time of Jesus, 195.

_Melchizedek_, the Kenite King of Righteousness, brought out _bread_
and _wine_ as a sign or symbol of worship, 307.

_Menander_, called the "Wonder Worker," performed miracles, 266;
believed himself to be the Christ, 429.

_Mendicants_, among the Buddhists in China, 400-403.

_Menes_, the first king of Egypt, 122;
considered divine, 122.

_Menu_, Satyavrata the Seventh, 25.

_Mercury_, the Son of Jupiter and a mortal mother, 125;
called "God's Messenger," 195.

_Meru_ (Mount), the Hindoo Paradise, out of which went four rivers,
13.

_Messiahs_, many, before the time of Jesus, 196, 519, 521, 522.

_Metempsychosis_, or transmigration of souls, 42;
the doctrine taught by all the Heathen nations of antiquity, 43;
by the Jews and Christians, 4