Queen Móo and the Egyptian SphinxThe Author, 1896 - 277 pages |
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... serpent that envelops him within its huge folds.1 This is not the place to enter into speculations as to the reasons why the Egyptians selected the serpent as emblem of the deity . In another work I have explained the origin of serpent ...
... serpent that envelops him within its huge folds.1 This is not the place to enter into speculations as to the reasons why the Egyptians selected the serpent as emblem of the deity . In another work I have explained the origin of serpent ...
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... serpent heads at the extremity of the lines , symbol of water ? Are they merely ornamental ? By no means . They indicate that said lines represent the ocean , kanah in Maya , the " great , the mighty serpent ; image , among the Mayas ...
... serpent heads at the extremity of the lines , symbol of water ? Are they merely ornamental ? By no means . They indicate that said lines represent the ocean , kanah in Maya , the " great , the mighty serpent ; image , among the Mayas ...
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... serpent as by an ægis . The genius of Mayach guards him , fights at his side , leads his followers to victory . This serpent is not the rattlesnake , covered with feathers ( Kukulcan ) , image of the rulers of the country . It is the ...
... serpent as by an ægis . The genius of Mayach guards him , fights at his side , leads his followers to victory . This serpent is not the rattlesnake , covered with feathers ( Kukulcan ) , image of the rulers of the country . It is the ...
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A Dying Sphinx a leopard with a human head that | lxii |
Portrait of Bishop Landa second Bishop of Yucatan | 27 |
Autograph of the Historian Father Lopez de Cogolludo | 169 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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Abbé Brasseur adorned Akkadian alphabet Americanist ancestors ancient Maya archæology Asia assertion Augustus Le Plongeon Brinton called Caribbean Sea Chaldean chap Chichen Clement of Alexandria Cogolludo Coh's Memorial Hall color 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 Osiris palaces Palenque 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 tion to-day translation tree Troano Uxmal verse warrior West Western Continent worship writing Yucatan