Queen Móo and the Egyptian SphinxThe Author, 1900 - 277 pages |
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Page xvii
... meaning of the tree of knowledge in the middle of the garden ; of the temptation of the woman by the serpent offering her a fruit . This offer- ing of a fruit , as a declaration of love , which was a common occurrence in the every - day ...
... meaning of the tree of knowledge in the middle of the garden ; of the temptation of the woman by the serpent offering her a fruit . This offer- ing of a fruit , as a declaration of love , which was a common occurrence in the every - day ...
Page xxiv
... 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 . This ...
... 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 . This ...
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... meaning of pecul- iar signs and symbols , transmitted to them orally by their fathers . This reserve may be the reason why some travellers , unable to obtain any information from the aborigines , have erroneously asserted that they have ...
... meaning of pecul- iar signs and symbols , transmitted to them orally by their fathers . This reserve may be the reason why some travellers , unable to obtain any information from the aborigines , have erroneously asserted that they have ...
Page xli
... meaning of the word Mayab is a " sieve , " a " tammy , " I wrote : 1 " It is very difficult , without the help of the books of the learned priests of Mayab , to know positively why they gave that name to their country . I can only ...
... meaning of the word Mayab is a " sieve , " a " tammy , " I wrote : 1 " It is very difficult , without the help of the books of the learned priests of Mayab , to know positively why they gave that name to their country . I can only ...
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... meaning of which is the " mighty serpent . " The lines of the drawing more strongly etched , the end of which corresponds to the sign are painted red , the color of clay , kancab , and indicate the localities that were submerged and ...
... meaning of which is the " mighty serpent . " The lines of the drawing more strongly etched , the end of which corresponds to the sign are painted red , the color of clay , kancab , and indicate the localities that were submerged and ...
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Abbé Brasseur adorned Akkadian alphabet Americanist ancestors ancient Maya archæology Asia assertion AUGUSTUS LE PLONGEON Brinton called Caribbean Sea Chaldeans chap Chichen Cogolludo color composed Cosas de Yucatan earth Egypt Egyptians emblem existed Father Fresco Painting funeral chamber gods Greek hand head Herodotus Hindoos Hist History of Egypt Ibid India inhabitants inscriptions island kings Kneph knowledge land Landa learned lineal measures Manners and Customs Maya books Maya civilization Maya dictionary Maya Empire Maya language Maya sages Maya word Mayach Mayapan meaning metre monuments Naacal Nahuatls natives origin Osiris palaces Palenque passim peninsula Plate Plongeon priests Prince Coh's Memorial Queen Móo Quichés remote ages represented Sacred Mysteries says sculptures serpent Sir Gardner Wilkinson Sphinx symbol tableau temples Thoth tion to-day traditions translation tree Troano Uxmal verse warrior West Western Continent worship yellow Yucatan