es at his death, 208;
ascended into heaven, 208;
the Sun darkened at his death, 208.

R.

_Ra_, the Egyptian God, born from the side of his mother, 122.

_Raam-ses_, king of Egypt, 123;
means "Son of the Sun," 123.

_Rabbis_, the, taught the allegorical interpretation of Scripture,
100;
performed miracles, 267;
taught the mystery of the Trinity, 376.

_Rakshasas_, the, of our Aryan ancestors, the originals of all
giants, ogres or demons, 19;
are personifications of the dark clouds, 19;
fought desperate battles with Indrea, and his spirits of light, 387.

_Ram_ or _Lamb_, the, used as a symbol of Christ Jesus, 202;
a symbol of the Sun, 503, 504.

_Rama_, an incarnation of Vishnu, 143;
a star at his birth, 143;
is hailed by aged saints, 152.

_Rayme_, a Mexican festival held in the month of, answering to our
Christmas celebration, 366.

_Rays_ of glory, surround the heads of all the Gods, 505.

_Real Presence_, the, in the Eucharist, borrowed from Paganism,
305-312.

_Red Riding-Hood_, the story of, explained, 80.

_Red Sea_, the, divided by Moses, 50;
divided by Bacchus, 51.

_Religion_, the, of Paganism, compared with Christianity, 384.

_Religions_, the, of all nations, formerly a worship of the sun,
moon, stars and elements, 544.

_Resurrection_, the, of Jesus, 215;
parallels to, 216, 226.

_Rhea-Sylvia_, the Virgin mother of Romulus, 126.

_Rivers_, divided by the command of Bacchus, 51.

_Rivers_ (sacred), 318.

_Romans_, the, deified their emperors, 125.

_Rome_, the Pantheon of, dedicated to "Jove and all the Gods," and
reconsecrated to "the Mother of God and all the Saints," 396.

_Romulus_, son of the Virgin Rhea-Sylvia, 126;
called Quirinius, 126;
a dangerous child, 172;
put to death, 308;
the sun darkened at time of his death, 208.

_Rosary_, the Buddhist priests count their prayers with a, 401;
found on an ancient medal of the Phenicians, 504.

_Rose_, the, of Sharon, Jesus called, 487.

_Rosicrucians_, the, jewel of, a crucified rose, 487.

_Ruffinus_, the "Apostles' creed" first known in the days of, 385.

_Russia_, adherents of the old religion of, persecuted, 444.