HAPTER IX TANA AND ENDAMONE, OR DIANA AND ENDYMION "Now it is fabled that Endymion, admitted to Olympus, whence he was expelled for want of respect to Juno, was banished for thirty years to earth. And having been allowed to sleep this time in a cave of Mount Latmos, Diana, smitten with his beauty visited him every night till she had by him fifty daughters and one son. And after this Endymion was recalled to Olympus." -Diz. Stor. Mitol The following legend and the spells were given under the name or titleof TANA. This was the old Etruscan name for Diana, which is still preserved in the Romagna Toscana. In more than one Italian and French work I have found some account or tale how a witch charmed a girl tosleep for a lover, but this is the only explanation of the whole ceremonyknown to me.TANA Tana is a beautiful goddess, and she loved a marvelously handsomeyouth named Endamone; but her love was crossed by a witch who was her rival,although Endamone did not care for the latter. But the witch resolved to win him, whether he would or not, and withthis intent she induced the servant of Endamone to let her pass the nightin the latter's room. And when there, she assumed the appearance of Tana,whom he loved, so that he was delighted to behold her, as he thought, and welcomed her with passionate embraces. Yet this gave him into her power,for it enabled her to perform a certain magic spell by clipping a lock ofhis hair. Then she went home, and taking a piece of sheep's intestine, formed of it a purse, and in this she put that which she had taken, with a redand a black ribbon bound together, with a feather, and pepper and salt,and then sang a song. These are the words, a song of witchcraft of thevery old time.The Spell This bag for Endamon' I wove, It is my vengeance for the love, For the deep love I had for thee, Which thou woul...
