Queen Móo and the Egyptian SphinxThe Author, 1900 - 277 pages |
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... Palenque , whose " heads , so very unusual , not to say unnat- ural , " have been compared with those of the Huns ; 1 or the short - statured individuals with round heads , oval faces , high cheek bones , flat noses , large gaping ...
... Palenque , whose " heads , so very unusual , not to say unnat- ural , " have been compared with those of the Huns ; 1 or the short - statured individuals with round heads , oval faces , high cheek bones , flat noses , large gaping ...
Page 110
... Palenque , sacred to the gods of rain , is of very rare occur- rence in those of Yucatan , whose inhabitants were navigators , hence worshippers of the mastodon , god of the sea , whose image adorns their palaces , sacred and public ...
... Palenque , sacred to the gods of rain , is of very rare occur- rence in those of Yucatan , whose inhabitants were navigators , hence worshippers of the mastodon , god of the sea , whose image adorns their palaces , sacred and public ...
Page 109
... ( Palenque ) , a city which seems to have been sacred to the god of rain , symbolized by an image of the Southern Cross . This special worship would seem to indi- cate that the inhabitants of that country were agriculturists . The ...
... ( Palenque ) , a city which seems to have been sacred to the god of rain , symbolized by an image of the Southern Cross . This special worship would seem to indi- cate that the inhabitants of that country were agriculturists . The ...
Page 110
... Palenque , sacred to the gods of rain , is of very rare occur- rence in those of Yucatan , whose inhabitants were navigators , hence worshippers of the mastodon , god of the sea , whose image adorns their palaces , sacred and public ...
... Palenque , sacred to the gods of rain , is of very rare occur- rence in those of Yucatan , whose inhabitants were navigators , hence worshippers of the mastodon , god of the sea , whose image adorns their palaces , sacred and public ...
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... Palenque tablet the female , the generator , is likewise placed to the left ( that is , the west ) , where every evening the sun disappears , leaving behind him darkness , in which generation takes place . The badge on her arm , a ...
... Palenque tablet the female , the generator , is likewise placed to the left ( that is , the west ) , where every evening the sun disappears , leaving behind him darkness , in which generation takes place . The badge on her arm , a ...
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