Queen Móo and the Egyptian SphinxThe Author, 1900 - 277 pages |
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... called Mugeres , the inhabitants , on being asked the name of the country , answered U - luumil ceh ( the land of the deer ) and U - luumil cutz ( the land of the turkey ) . Until then the Europeans were ignorant of the existence of ...
... called Mugeres , the inhabitants , on being asked the name of the country , answered U - luumil ceh ( the land of the deer ) and U - luumil cutz ( the land of the turkey ) . Until then the Europeans were ignorant of the existence of ...
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... called Chacan , another Cepech , another Choaca , another Mayapan , and so on.3 Mayapan , how- ever , was a very large district , whose king was regarded as suzerain by the other chieftains , previous to the destruction of his capital ...
... called Chacan , another Cepech , another Choaca , another Mayapan , and so on.3 Mayapan , how- ever , was a very large district , whose king was regarded as suzerain by the other chieftains , previous to the destruction of his capital ...
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... called Central America , comprised between the Isthmus of Tehuantepec on the north and that of Darien on the south . That name was as well known among the ancient civilized nations the world over as at present are the names of Spain ...
... called Central America , comprised between the Isthmus of Tehuantepec on the north and that of Darien on the south . That name was as well known among the ancient civilized nations the world over as at present are the names of Spain ...
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... called U - luumil ceh , " the land of the deer . " Herrera says it was called Beb ( a very thorny tree ) , and the great serpent " Can ; but we see in the Troano MS . that this was the name of the whole of the Maya Empire , not the ...
... called U - luumil ceh , " the land of the deer . " Herrera says it was called Beb ( a very thorny tree ) , and the great serpent " Can ; but we see in the Troano MS . that this was the name of the whole of the Maya Empire , not the ...
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... called it so from the great absorbent quality of its stony soil , which in an incredibly short time absorbs the water at the surface . This water , percolating through the pores of the stone , is afterward found filtered , clear and ...
... called it so from the great absorbent quality of its stony soil , which in an incredibly short time absorbs the water at the surface . This water , percolating through the pores of the stone , is afterward found filtered , clear and ...
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