Sacrificial Rites.
The exact terminology of well-known, from translations of the Greek legends of the Saints, 24;
legends of human, among Russians, Polapic Slavs, Serbians, etc., 25

St. Elias (Elijah).
Serbian peasants believe that the god Peroon still lives in the person of, 15;
kolyivo not prepared for, 41;
mention of, in Serbian ballad “The Saints Divide the Treasures,” 195;
comforts Beata Maria, 196

St. George’s Day. Serbian equivalent, Dyourdyev Dan.
Strange sorceries practised on, 33, 53

St. John.
The princess appeals to Prince Marko in name of, 75, 76;
the veela Raviyoyla appeals to Marko by memory of, 104;
mention of, in Serbian ballad “The Saints Divide the Treasures,” 195;
brotherhood, koomhood, and the Holy Cross chosen by, 196

St. Nicholas.
Power of controlling ocean, etc., attributed by the Serbians to, 51;
mention of, in Serbian ballad “The Saints Divide the Treasures,” 195

St. Panthelias.
Mention of, in Serbian ballad “The Saints Divide the Treasures,” 195;
great heats chosen by, 196

St. Peter.
Mention of, in Serbian ballad “The Saints Divide the Treasures,” 195;
wine, wheat, and the Keys of the Heavenly Empire chosen by, 196

“Saints Divide the Treasures, The.”
Serbian ballad, 195–197;
“The Sand and,” a Serbian popular anecdote, 362

Salonica.
The Slav apostles of, Cyrillos and Methodius two of, 29

Samodrezja.
White church of, on field of Kossovo, 65;
Marko chased by Voukashin round church of, 70, 71

Sand “St. Peter and the.”
A Serbian popular anecdote, 362

Sava.
Youngest son of Grand Djoupan Stephan Nemanya, 4;
becomes first Servian archbishop, 4

Scutari. Modern alternative for Skadar. See Skadar.
Sir John Bowring and the token on the walls of, confirming the story of Goïko’s wife being immured, 205

Sea.
The Saints divide the treasures of, 195–197

Serb-s.
The coming of the, 1;
Prince Ourosh seeks to promote an alliance between the French and, 119

Serbia.
Use of the solecism Servia in English language, 1;
one of the kingdoms in the Balkan territories, 1;
ruled by dynasty founded by Grand Djoupan Stephan Nemanya, 3, 4;
Stevan assumes title of King of, 4;
Bulgaria a province of, 5;
Doushan the Powerful Tsar of, 5;
Knez Lazar elected ruler of, 6;
fresh subjugation of, in year 1813, 9;
Treaty of Berlin acknowledges independence of, 10, 11;
Princess Roksanda’s excellence unmatched throughout, 152;
the love of a sister for her brother is proverbial in, 170

Serbian-s.
Galicia occupied by, prior to their incursion into the Balkan Peninsula, 1;
described by Ptolemy as living on banks of Don, 1;
Heraclius cedes provinces to the, 1;
an easy prey to the Byzantines, the Bulgars, and the Francs, 2;
attempt to form a State on banks of River Morava in ninth century, 2;
nation hindered by internecine strife from becoming a powerful political unit, 3;
church, Sava obtains autonomy of, 4;
archbishop, Sava becomes the first, 4;
lands occupied by the Turks, 6;
struggle between Turks and, 7;
final defeat of, 8;
emigration of, to Hungary, 8;
superstitious beliefs of, and national customs, 13–53;
mixed with the indigenous population of the Balkan Peninsula, 13;
the Boshnyaks considered the most typical, 13;
bards, the Veele glorified by, 16;
national customs of the, 31–53;
national epic poetry, 54–58;
“Banovitch Strahinya” one of the finest ballads composed by anonymous bards during Middle Ages, 119;
the departure of, from Ledyen, bearing Princess Roksanda, 166;
“People, Why Poor,” a Serbian popular anecdote, 362

“Servian Popular Poetry.”
Sir John Bowring’s, quotations of three poems from, 198–212

Shar.
The mountain where Milosh-the-Shepherd tarried with his flocks, 153

Sharatz (Piebald).
Prince Marko’s wonderful courser, 17, 57;
story how Marko became possessed of the wonderful steed, 61–65;
alternatives, Sharin or Sharo, 62;
Marko rides to Kossovo, 68, 69;
prepared for fight against a Moor, 76;
Marko rides, to Istamboul, 76, 77;
Bedevia and, 79, 80, 81;
Marko rides, in his conflict with the Moor to abolish his wedding tax, 82–86;
how Marko escaped Bogdan the Bully on, 87;
Marko attacks General Voutcha on, 91–94;
Marko flees from Moorish princes on, 102;
the veela Raviyoyla overtaken by, 103, 104;
Marko pursues the Turkish Grand Vizir on, 106;
Marko rides forth on, to meet Moussa, 112;
Marko returns triumphantly to the Sultan at Istamboul on, 114;
Marko slays and buries, 116, 117

Shishman, King.
Marko and daughter of, 95–97

Siméon. A Bulgarian Tsar;
Rashka invaded by, 2

Sirmia.
I. One of the kingdoms in the Balkan territories, 1; Dragoutin king of, 5.
II. A plain containing village of Koopinovo, in which Zmay-Despot Vook lived, 130.

Sitnitza.
Strahinya beholds supposed tent of Vlah-Ali from the banks of, 122;
Banovitch crosses the river, 124;
Ban Strahinya’s death by the streamlet, 174

Skadar or Skadra. Modern alternative, Scutari;
birthplace of Prince Marko, 59;
the capital of Northern Albania, where Strashimir Balshitch-Nemanyitch reigned (1360–1370), 119;
the capital of Zeta (the Montenegro of modern times), 120;
name derived from the Italian appellation Scodra, otherwise Scutari, 198;
belonged to Serbians from time immemorial, 198;
Serbian ballad “The Building of,” 198–205;
on river Boyana, 186

Skoupshtina, The (National Assembly).
Milosh restored by, 10;
elects King Peter I, 11

Slav-s.
Language, teachings of Christ translated into, by Cyrillos and Methodius, 2;
apostles, Cyrillos and Methodius two of, 29;
explanation of conquest of Ottoman generals over the Balkan, 175

Slava. Alternative, Krsno Ime.
The Serbian tutelary Saint-day, 40–46

Slavonic Races.
Paganism and religion of, 14–53;
influence of Græco-Oriental myths and legends, Illyrian and Roman propaganda, Christian legends and apocryphal writings, on the, 14;
remains of idols of the Sun god ‘Daybog’ among the, 16

Southern Slavs.
At first the Christian faith spread only superficially, 28;
life of, interwoven with superstition, 30–53;
national customs of, 31–53;
allusion to frescoes illustrating duel between Marko and Moussa on tavern walls in villages of, 108

Spirits, Good and Evil.
Serbian belief in, 18, 22

Sredoi. A kinsman of George Irene;
Iconia promised to, for Irene, 211

Stalatch.
A ruined fortress on the banks of the river Morava, 210;
Theodore of, 210

Stamboul.
Mediæval history of Serbia contains many instances of malcontents going to, and becoming tools of Ottoman generals, 174, 175;
return in triumph of the vizier of Tyoopria to, 178

“Steel, True.”
The Serbian folk-tale of “Bash Tchelik” or, 247–267

Stefan Strematz.
The celebrated Serbian novelist, and Slava customs, 46

“Stepmother and her Step-Daughter, The.”
A Serbian folk-tale, 235–240

“Stepsisters, The.”
A Serbian ballad from Sir John Bowring’s Servian Popular Poetry, 206–210

Stevan.
Second son of Grand Djoupan Stephan Nemanya, 3, 4;
on abdication of his father he assumes title of King of Servia, 4;
Radoslav son of, 4

Stevan Detchanski. Miloutin’s son;
by victory at Velbouzd brings whole of Bulgaria under his sway, 5;
dethroned by Doushan, 5

Stevan Tomashevitch.
King of Bosnia, 8

Stoyan and Stoyana.
Twins whom it was attempted to immure in the foundation of Skadar, 198–205

Strahinya, Banovitch.
Serbian bards improvise ballads to tell story of Nicholas I Petrovitch just as their ancestors recorded exploits of, 120;
Vlah-Ali attacks castle and captures wife of, 120–128;
slays Vlah-Ali and returns to Kroushevatz, 128

Strashimir Balshitch-Nemanyitch.
Some Serbian historians believe identical with Banovitch Strahinya, 119;
a descendant of the old Provençal family of des Baux, 119;
reigned conjointly with two brothers in Skadar, the capital of Northern Albania (1360–1370), 119

Strength.
The secret of Bash Tchelik’s, 266

Strhigna, Ban.
Tsarina Militza and death of, 173

Sublime Porte.
Accepts Milosh as hereditary Prince of Serbia, 10

“Suitors, The Three.”
A Servian folk-tale, 316–322

Sun and Moon.
Serbian beliefs regarding eclipses recall Norse belief of a similar nature, 19

Sun-God.
Pagan sacrifices to, in Serbia, 49

Sunday.
Veela discountenances fighting on, 17, 113, 114

Superstition.
Christianity and, in the Balkans, 30

“Svati” (or svatovi).
Serbian equivalent for wedding guests, 32

Svetchar.
The chief man of the family in connexion with the Slava, 40, 42

Svetopluk, Prince.
Cyrillos and Methodius entrusted with a mission to Emperor Michel III by, 29

Sword.
Novak makes a celebrated one for Prince Marko, 111, 112