Dragon, mythical, surrounding the world, 6 ;
dragons, the cause of floods and eclipses, 10 –12;
associated with mountains, 13 , 14 ;
the cause of landslips, 14 ;
as aspect-compasses, 146 , 561
Dreams, omens from, 142 , 144 , 305 , 562 , 563 ;
legend illustrating the importance attached to, 563 –566
Dress, description of an old-time raja’s, 29 –32;
taboos connected with, 33 , 34 ;
of dancing girls, 460 , 461 , 464 ;
of actors, 517 –521
Dugong, ideas about the, 307 , 308
Durian, ideas and ceremonies connected with the, 197 –199
Eagle-wood, ideas about, 206 –212
Ear-boring ceremony, 45 , 46 , 359
Earth, creation of the, 1 –5;
navel of the, 3 ;
theories of the shape and position of the, 5 , 6 ;
legend about the heart of the, 19 –21
Earthquakes, cause of, 5
Earth-spirit, propitiating the, 230 –233, 506 , 507
Eclipses, cause of, 11 –13;
precautions taken by pregnant women during, 350 –352
Eel, origin of the, 308
Elephant, tusks, the royal right to, 35 ;
superstitious dread of the, 149 –151;
towns, 151 –153;
princess, 152 , 153 ;
ghost or sacred, 153 ;