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He made war against the widow, his own sister, whom he came to hate bitterly, after having been madly in love with her. In these same books we learn the true meaning of the tree qf knowledge in the middle of the garden; ...
He made war against the widow, his own sister, whom he came to hate bitterly, after having been madly in love with her. In these same books we learn the true meaning of the tree qf knowledge in the middle of the garden; ...
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... to the“ meaning of the Maya symbols or the contents of said writings, I have translated verbatim the legend accompanying the image, in stucco, of a human sacrifice that adorned the frieze of the celebrated temple of Kabul at Izamal.
... to the“ meaning of the Maya symbols or the contents of said writings, I have translated verbatim the legend accompanying the image, in stucco, of a human sacrifice that adorned the frieze of the celebrated temple of Kabul at Izamal.
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... must be very great, for them to allow him to witness their ceremonies, or become acquainted with the import of certain practices, or be told the meaning of peculiar signs and symbols, transmitted to them orally by their fathers.
... must be very great, for them to allow him to witness their ceremonies, or become acquainted with the import of certain practices, or be told the meaning of peculiar signs and symbols, transmitted to them orally by their fathers.
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rect; considering, moreover, the geological formation of its soil, its porousness; remembering, besides, that the meaning of the wordMayabis a “sieve,” a “ tammy,” I wrote:1 “It is very difficult, without the help of the books of the ...
rect; considering, moreover, the geological formation of its soil, its porousness; remembering, besides, that the meaning of the wordMayabis a “sieve,” a “ tammy,” I wrote:1 “It is very difficult, without the help of the books of the ...
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They therefore called the ocean canah, a word whose radical is can, “ serpent,” the meaning of which is the “ mighty serpent. ” The lines of the drawing more strongly etched, the end of I : , are painted red, the which corresponds to ...
They therefore called the ocean canah, a word whose radical is can, “ serpent,” the meaning of which is the “ mighty serpent. ” The lines of the drawing more strongly etched, the end of I : , are painted red, the which corresponds to ...
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LXHI Javelin Head and Arrow Points found with the Charred | 159 |
Portrait of Queen M60 From a demirelief adorning | 166 |
Portrait of Bishop Lands second Bishop of Yucatan | 169 |
LXVHI Mezzorelievo in Stucco on the Frieze of the Temple | 197 |
Fresco Painting in the Funeral Chamber of Prince Cohs | 222 |
The Lord of the Yucatan Forests From life | 236 |
Part of Facade of the Sanctuary at Uxmal Cosmic | 256 |
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Abbé adorned Akkadian Akkadian language alphabet ancestors ancient Maya Asia assertion Augustus Le Plongeon Brasseur Brinton called Caribbean Sea Central America Chaldeans chap Chichen Cogolludo Coh’s Memorial Hall color cosmogonic earth edifices Egypt Egyptians emblem existed Father fields figure find fire first five flower Fresco Painting funeral chamber gods Greek hand head Herodotus Hindoos Hist India inhabitants inscriptions island Khafra kings knowledge land Landa learned lineal measures Manners and Customs Maya books Maya civilization Maya language Maya word Mayach Mayapan meaning metre monuments Mysteries Naacal Nahuatls natives Osiris Palenque peninsula Plate Plongeon priests Prince Coh’s Memorial Queen M60 remote ages represented sacred Sacred Mysteries sacrifices says scientific sculptures serpent Sir Gardner Wilkinson Sphinx symbol tableau temples Thoth tion to-day translation tree Troano Uxmal verse warrior West Western Continent worship writing yellow Yucatan