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... history of their nation and that of their rulers, sculptured on the walls of the temples and palaces of the civilized Mayas, Chaldeans, and Egyptians, as on the sacred rocks and in the hallowed caves of primitive uncivilized man.
... history of their nation and that of their rulers, sculptured on the walls of the temples and palaces of the civilized Mayas, Chaldeans, and Egyptians, as on the sacred rocks and in the hallowed caves of primitive uncivilized man.
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... for they relate that in this time there were seven islands in the Atlantic sea sacred to Proserpine; and, besides these, three of immense magnitude, sacred to Pluto, Jupiter, and Neptune; and, besides this, the inhabitants of the ...
... for they relate that in this time there were seven islands in the Atlantic sea sacred to Proserpine; and, besides these, three of immense magnitude, sacred to Pluto, Jupiter, and Neptune; and, besides this, the inhabitants of the ...
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The reading of the Maya inscriptions and books, among other very interesting subjects, reveals the origin of many narratives that have come down to us, as traditions, in the sacred books of various nations, and which are regarded by ...
The reading of the Maya inscriptions and books, among other very interesting subjects, reveals the origin of many narratives that have come down to us, as traditions, in the sacred books of various nations, and which are regarded by ...
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In these cosmogonic notions we also find the reason why the number ten was held most sacred by all civilized nations of antiquity; and why the Mayas, who in their scheme of numeration adopted the decimal system, did not reckon by tens ...
In these cosmogonic notions we also find the reason why the number ten was held most sacred by all civilized nations of antiquity; and why the Mayas, who in their scheme of numeration adopted the decimal system, did not reckon by tens ...
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To some, of but little use truly; but many there are who would be glad to know the origin of man's primitive traditions recorded in sacred books in the shape of myths or legends, and what were the incidents that served as basis on which ...
To some, of but little use truly; but many there are who would be glad to know the origin of man's primitive traditions recorded in sacred books in the shape of myths or legends, and what were the incidents that served as basis on which ...
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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