Chapter IX

. Ancient Deities of Vegetation as Animals.

§ 1. Dionysus, the Goat and the Bull. § 2. Demeter, the Pig and the Horse. § 3. Attis, Adonis, and the Pig. § 4. Osiris, the Pig and the Bull. § 5. Virbius and the Horse.

## Chapter X . Eating The God.

§ 1. The Sacrament of First-Fruits. § 2. Eating the God among the Aztecs. § 3. Many Manii at Aricia.

## Chapter XI . The Sacrifice of First-Fruits.

## Chapter XII . Homoeopathic Magic of a Flesh Diet.

## Chapter XIII . Killing The Divine Animal.

§ 1. Killing the Sacred Buzzard. § 2. Killing the Sacred Ram. § 3. Killing the Sacred Serpent. § 4. Killing the Sacred Turtles. § 5. Killing the Sacred Bear.

## Chapter XIV . The Propitiation of Wild Animals by Hunters.

## Chapter XV . The Propitiation of Vermin by Farmers.

§ 1. The Enemies of the Crops. § 2. Mouse Apollo and Wolf Apollo.

## Chapter XVI . The Transmigration of Human Souls Into Animals.

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