Queen Móo and the Egyptian SphinxThe Author, 1900 - 277 pages |
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... the trees , under the prune trees , under the vines , and were very miserable . " ) ' Cogolludo , Historia de Yucathan , lib . iv . , cap . 3 , p . 179 . tion , the old traditions and lore were forgotten or XXX INTRODUCTION .
... the trees , under the prune trees , under the vines , and were very miserable . " ) ' Cogolludo , Historia de Yucathan , lib . iv . , cap . 3 , p . 179 . tion , the old traditions and lore were forgotten or XXX INTRODUCTION .
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Augustus Le Plongeon. tion , the old traditions and lore were forgotten or became dis- figured . Ingrafted with the traditions , superstitions , and fables of the Nahuatls , they assumed the shape of myths . The great men and women of ...
Augustus Le Plongeon. tion , the old traditions and lore were forgotten or became dis- figured . Ingrafted with the traditions , superstitions , and fables of the Nahuatls , they assumed the shape of myths . The great men and women of ...
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... tion , and language of their forefathers , the name even of the mother country to their new abodes - so we may imagine it happened with the Mayas at some remote period in the past . 1 See Appendix , note iv .; Cogolludo , Hist . de ...
... tion , and language of their forefathers , the name even of the mother country to their new abodes - so we may imagine it happened with the Mayas at some remote period in the past . 1 See Appendix , note iv .; Cogolludo , Hist . de ...
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... tion as incorrect and says : " The country is far from being devoid of water . Its soil is honeycombed , and innumerable caves exist just under the surface . In these caves are deposits of cool , limpid water , extensive lakes fed by ...
... tion as incorrect and says : " The country is far from being devoid of water . Its soil is honeycombed , and innumerable caves exist just under the surface . In these caves are deposits of cool , limpid water , extensive lakes fed by ...
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... not require a very great effort of the imagina- tion to understand what this sign is meant for . A single ' Landa , Relacion de las Cosas de Yucatan , p . 204 . glance will suffice to satisfy us that the drawing is INTRODUCTION . lv.
... not require a very great effort of the imagina- tion to understand what this sign is meant for . A single ' Landa , Relacion de las Cosas de Yucatan , p . 204 . glance will suffice to satisfy us that the drawing is INTRODUCTION . lv.
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