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Ruin at Aké, 186

at Palenque, 183-185

Maya city, 144, 149, 182-186; the Palace at, 183-185; Temple of Inscriptions at 185; Temple of the Sun, 185 Temple of the Cross, 185 Temple of the Cross No. II, 186 "Tablet of the Cross" at, 161, 185,186

Hill near Tollan; excavations at, 34

Sister of Montezuma II; the story of her return from the tomb, 139-142

(The Nerveless). A pulque-god, 104

I. A name of the Peruvian thunder-god, 299-300; and the lake of Pariacaca, 300. II. The lake of, 300

A hero, father of Huathiacuri; in the Huathiacuri myth, 324-326; in a flood-myth, 326-327; and the Choque Suso myth, 327

Codex, 37

A pulque-god, 104.

at Teotihuacan, 33

On the origin of the Maya culture, I; on the origin of the Nahua, 10; on the Toltecs, 21; on the Teoyaominqui fallacy, 88-90

The civilisation of, I, 248-290; the country, 248-249; the people, 253-255; the mythology, 255-259, 291-327; government, 259-260, 290; laws and customs, 264-265; the calendar, 265-266; the festivals, 267; architecture and architectural remains, 259, 268-273; irrigation works, 273; no writing or numeral system, 278; craftsmanship, 259, 279-281; history, 281-290; religion, 291-313; human sacrifice, 313

Maya city, founded by a prince of Chichen-Itza, 156; the incident of Cortés and his horse at, 195-196; a city "filled with idols," 196

Place mentioned in myth of Huitzilopochtli's origin, 72

Ruined Maya city, 149

Ruin at Uxmal, 194

Peruvian deity, brother of Apocatequil; in a creation-myth, 301

Thunder-god of aborigines of Chile, analogous to Tlaloc, 78

Door to be passed before reaching Rock of Titicaca, 311

Mexican hieroglyphs, or picture-writing, 7, 34-37

145

(Flea-footed). Servant of Ollanta, 251

Ruined Inca fortress at, 250

Guardian of Yma Sumac, 253

Conqueror of Peru, 255

Cousin of Francisco Pizarro, 262

Valley in which Tollan stood, 14

Kiche myth of the origin of, 215

District in Guatemala, 158

The mountain; sacred to Tlaloc, 77

Aboriginal Mexican race, 24

(The Collection of Written Leaves). A volume of Maya-Kiche mythology and history, 152, 157, 158; description, 207-209; genuine character, 208; probable date of composition, 235; antiquity, 236, 238; the gods and others mentioned in, 236-237; probably a metrical

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