Queen Móo and the Egyptian SphinxThe Author, 1900 - 277 pages |
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Page xvii
... explanation . this shows how very simple facts have been , and still are , made use of by crafty men , such as the highpriest Hilkiah , to de- vise religious speculations and impose on the good faith of ignorant , credulous , and ...
... explanation . this shows how very simple facts have been , and still are , made use of by crafty men , such as the highpriest Hilkiah , to de- vise religious speculations and impose on the good faith of ignorant , credulous , and ...
Page xxxix
... explanation did not suit Señor Eligio Ancona , 3 1Ramon de Ordoñez y Aguiar , the author of Historia de la Creacion del cielo y de la Tierra , was a native of the ciudad Real de Chiapas . He died , very much advanced in years , in 1840 ...
... explanation did not suit Señor Eligio Ancona , 3 1Ramon de Ordoñez y Aguiar , the author of Historia de la Creacion del cielo y de la Tierra , was a native of the ciudad Real de Chiapas . He died , very much advanced in years , in 1840 ...
Page xl
... explain the word Maya , that everybody knows is a mere Spanish corruption of Mayab , the ancient name of the country . " In asserting that the true name ( nombre ver- dadero ) of the peninsula in ancient times was Mayab , Señor Ancona ...
... explain the word Maya , that everybody knows is a mere Spanish corruption of Mayab , the ancient name of the country . " In asserting that the true name ( nombre ver- dadero ) of the peninsula in ancient times was Mayab , Señor Ancona ...
Page xli
... explain the legends and the other drawings of the tableau . It will be noticed that the charac- ters over that part of the drawing which looks like the hori- zontal branch of a tree are identical with those placed verti- cally against ...
... explain the legends and the other drawings of the tableau . It will be noticed that the charac- ters over that part of the drawing which looks like the hori- zontal branch of a tree are identical with those placed verti- cally against ...
Page xlv
... explanation of the Maya maps , showing why they symbolized said sea by the figure of an animal resem- bling a deer - which may have been the reason why they called the country U - luumil ceh , the " land of the deer . " seen that this o ...
... explanation of the Maya maps , showing why they symbolized said sea by the figure of an animal resem- bling a deer - which may have been the reason why they called the country U - luumil ceh , the " land of the deer . " seen that this o ...
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