Queen M'oo and the Egyptian sphinxРипол Классик, 1972 - 277 pages |
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... serpent” Can; but we see in the Troano MS. that this was the name of the whole of the Maya Empire, not the peninsula alone. Seiior Ancona, notwithstanding his s'neers, is not quite sure of being right in his criticism, for he also tries ...
... serpent” Can; but we see in the Troano MS. that this was the name of the whole of the Maya Empire, not the peninsula alone. Seiior Ancona, notwithstanding his s'neers, is not quite sure of being right in his criticism, for he also tries ...
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... serpent head kan, “ sout , ' ' as symbol of the southern continent. He represents the northern by this monogram that reads aac, “ turtle.” By this sign placed between the two others, he intends to convey to t e mind of his readers that ...
... serpent head kan, “ sout , ' ' as symbol of the southern continent. He represents the northern by this monogram that reads aac, “ turtle.” By this sign placed between the two others, he intends to convey to t e mind of his readers that ...
Page xliii
... serpent head was, for the Maya writers, typical of the sea, whose billows they compared to the undulations of a serpent in motion. They therefore called the ocean canah, a word whose radical is can, “ serpent,” the meaning of which is ...
... serpent head was, for the Maya writers, typical of the sea, whose billows they compared to the undulations of a serpent in motion. They therefore called the ocean canah, a word whose radical is can, “ serpent,” the meaning of which is ...
Page xlix
... serpent.” The serpent, with inflated breast, '-.§_'; suggested by the contour of the Maya Empire, was adopted as a symbol of the same. Its name became that of the dynasty of the Maya. rulers, and their totem. We see it sculptured on the ...
... serpent.” The serpent, with inflated breast, '-.§_'; suggested by the contour of the Maya Empire, was adopted as a symbol of the same. Its name became that of the dynasty of the Maya. rulers, and their totem. We see it sculptured on the ...
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... serpent,” one of the symbols for the sea, canah. Then the two ® imix are placed, one on each side of the geometrical figure image of the peninsula, to typify the two g'ulfs whose waters bathe its shores— on the left' that of Mexico, on ...
... serpent,” one of the symbols for the sea, canah. Then the two ® imix are placed, one on each side of the geometrical figure image of the peninsula, to typify the two g'ulfs whose waters bathe its shores— on the left' that of Mexico, on ...
Table des matières
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LXHI Javelin Head and Arrow Points found with the Charred | 159 |
Portrait of Queen M60 From a demirelief adorning | 166 |
Portrait of Bishop Lands second Bishop of Yucatan | 169 |
LXVHI Mezzorelievo in Stucco on the Frieze of the Temple | 197 |
Fresco Painting in the Funeral Chamber of Prince Cohs | 222 |
The Lord of the Yucatan Forests From life | 236 |
Part of Facade of the Sanctuary at Uxmal Cosmic | 256 |
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Abbé adorned Akkadian Akkadian language alphabet ancestors ancient Maya Asia assertion Augustus Le Plongeon Brasseur Brinton called Caribbean Sea Central America Chaldeans chap Chichen Cogolludo Coh’s Memorial Hall color cosmogonic earth edifices Egypt Egyptians emblem existed Father fields figure find fire first five flower Fresco Painting funeral chamber gods Greek hand head Herodotus Hindoos Hist India inhabitants inscriptions island Khafra kings knowledge land Landa learned lineal measures Manners and Customs Maya books Maya civilization Maya language Maya word Mayach Mayapan meaning metre monuments Mysteries Naacal Nahuatls natives Osiris Palenque peninsula Plate Plongeon priests Prince Coh’s Memorial Queen M60 remote ages represented sacred Sacred Mysteries sacrifices says scientific sculptures serpent Sir Gardner Wilkinson Sphinx symbol tableau temples Thoth tion to-day translation tree Troano Uxmal verse warrior West Western Continent worship writing yellow Yucatan